- peavey
- peavey "a lumbering hook," 1878, said to be named for John Peavey, blacksmith in Bolivar, N.Y., who supposedly invented it.
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Peavey — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Peavey Electronics Tipo Privada Fundación 1965 Fundador(es) Hartley Peavey Sede Meridian, Mississippi, EE.UU … Wikipedia Español
Peavey — Electronics Peavey Electronics Création 1965 Personnages clés Hartley Peavey … Wikipédia en Français
Peavey — may refer to:*Peavey (tool), a logging tool used to move timber *Peavey Electronics, an American audio equipment manufacturer **Hartley Peavey, the founder of Peavey Electronics **Peavey Guitars, guitar manufacturing company owned by Peavey… … Wikipedia
peavey — ☆ peavey n. pl. peavies [pē′vē ] n. peaveys [prob. after J. Peavey, said to be its inventor, c. 1872] a heavy wooden lever with a pointed metal tip and hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs: cf. CANT HOOK: also sp. peavy n … English World dictionary
Peavey — Pea vey, Peavy Pea vy, n. [Said to be from the inventor s name.] (Lumbering) A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peavey — Die Peavey Electronics Corporation ist einer der größten Hersteller für Audio Equipment, mit dem Hauptsitz in Meridian (Mississippi). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Informationen zur Firma 3 Produkte (Auszug) … Deutsch Wikipedia
peavey — or peavy noun (plural peaveys or peavies) Etymology: Joseph Peavey died 1873 American blacksmith Date: 1870 a lumberman s lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and metal spike at one end called also cant dog compare cant hook … New Collegiate Dictionary
peavey — /pee vee/, n., pl. peaveys. a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs. [1865 70, Amer.; named after Joseph Peavey, its inventor] * * * … Universalium
peavey — pea•vey [[t]ˈpi vi[/t]] n. pl. veys mac a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; after Joseph Peavey … From formal English to slang
Peavey Electronics — Création 1965 Personnages clés Hartley Peavey (CEO) Forme juridique Privée Si … Wikipédia en Français
