handspike
noun
hand·spike ˈhan(d)-ˌspīk 
: a bar used as a lever
Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology from Dutch handspaak, from hand hand + spaak pole; akin to Old English spāca spoke
First Known Use
1559, in the meaning defined above
- in a dog's age
- in a flap
- in a flash
- in a fume
- in a good light
- in a heartbeat
- in a huff
- in a hurry
- in a lather
- in a league of one's own
- in a manner of speaking
- in a minute
- in a moment
- in a muddle
- in a New York minute
- in a nutshell
- in a pet
- in a pig's eye
- in a pinch
- in a position of authority
- in a quandary
- in a row
- in a sense
- in a small way
- in a snit