Handspike Definition
hăndspīk
noun
A heavy bar used as a lever, as in turning a capstan.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Handspike
Noun
Singular:
handspike
Plural:
handspikesOrigin of Handspike
Alteration of Dutch handspaak hand hand (from Middle Dutch hant) spaak spoke (from Middle Dutch spāke stick)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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