cant hook

cant hook

n. A wooden lever with a movable metal hook near one end, used for handling or moving logs. It is similar to a peavey but has a blunt tip, often with teeth.

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[From cant.]

cant hook

or cant dogn1. (Forestry) forestry a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs

cant′ hook`

(kænt)
n. a pole with a movable iron hook, used for manipulating logs. [1840–50]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cant hook - a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logscant dog, dog hook, peavey, peavy - a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs