cant hook

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cant hook - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cant hook \Cant" hook`\
     A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; --
     used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc. [U. S.]
     --Bartlett.
     [1913 Webster]

cant hook - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cant hook
      n 1: a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for
           handling logs