Hand-spike

Quick meaning: Hand-spike is a noun meaning Alternative form of handspike.

Meaning

Alternative form of handspike.

Example Sentences

To be sure, we soon found that we were out and wide in our calculations, so when brought to our bearings we began to take kindly to the lay of our watches in scrubbing and wooding, as there was no hand-spike snubbing or squeak of hard words.

74. To unfold the hand-spike. Grasp the hand-spike pivot handle with the left hand and disengage the spring knob from its seat and rotate the handle. Then grasp the hand-spike with the right hand and unfold it engaging the hook. Then rotate the pivot handle to its initial position, engaging the catch in its recess.

This person used a single hand-spike, holding up the upper end and sallying back. When the log rolled back it caused the hand-spike to spring forward, and, before he had time to relinquish his grasp, it flung him head-long forward, like an arrow from the hunter's bow, down the embankment into the water; when recovered, he was dead.

Word Forms

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include handspoke, marlin-spike, marlinespike, halfpike, handtool, hand-basket.

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