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Definition: Peavy |
PeavyNoun1. A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | A stout wooden lever, 2 1/2 to 8ft(0. 8 to 2. 4m)long, fitted into a tapered metal socket terminating in a steel pike and carrying towards its upper end a hinged steel hook(i. e. , the dog); used mainly in turning and handling logs. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: PeavySynonyms: cant dog (n), peavey (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Peavy |
| Specialty definitions using "peavy": log handler, LOG ROLLER. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "peavy" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Peavy | Last name | 1,000 | 7,877 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
peavy | 162 | lynn peavy | 4 |
jake peavy | 21 | 5150 peavy | 3 |
guitar peavy | 20 | peavy guitar amps | 3 |
amps peavy | 18 | bass guitar peavy | 3 |
mart peavy | 14 | music peavy | 3 |
peavy speaker | 11 | amplification peavy | 3 |
peavy amplifier | 9 | peavy predator | 3 |
drum peavy | 5 | microphone peavy | 2 |
electronics peavy | 5 | arboretum peavy | 2 |
peavy plaza | 5 | peavy wolfgang | 2 |
amp peavy | 4 | pa peavy system | 2 |
hose pantie peavy | 4 | com peavy | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "peavy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Kanxhë (coupling, crampon, drag, gaff, grab, grapnel, grapple, grappling iron, hook, Peavey, peg, pothook). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vendekrog (cant hook, lumberman's log rolling tool, peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kantelhaak (peavey, peavie), handsappie (peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vänkäri (peavey, peavie), kääntöhaka (peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sapi (peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wendehaken (peavey, peavie), Sapine (peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | zappino (peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eavypay croques (peavey, peavie), ãsappiã (peavey, peavie). (various references) bichero con gancho de uña (peavey, peavie). (various references) vändhake (peavey, peavie), stockhake (peavey, peavie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "peavy" (pronounced pē"vē) |
| 4 | p ē" v ē | Peavey. |
| 3 | -ē" v ē | Leavy. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-p-v-y" | |
-1 letter: pave. | |
-2 letters: ape, ave, aye, pay, pea, pya, pye, yap, yea, yep. | |
-3 letters: ae, ay, pa, pe, ya, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-p-v-y" | |
+1 letter: peavey. | |
+2 letters: overpay, peaveys. | |
+3 letters: overpays, overplay, pyruvate, vespiary. | |
+4 letters: depravity, overplays, passively, privately, pyruvates. | |
+5 letters: adaptively, adoptively, depravedly, everyplace, optatively, overpaying, overplayed, polyvalent, primevally, purveyance, putatively, superheavy, venography. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 61 76 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. . .- ...- -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100101 01100001 01110110 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P e a v y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0065 0061 0076 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5071678891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Names: Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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