Meaning of hand-spike | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“This person used a single hand-spike, holding up the upper end⟳ and sallying back. When the log⟳ rolled back it caused the hand-spike to spring⟳ forward⟳, and, before he had time to relinquish his grasp, it flung him head-long forward⟳, like⟳ an arrow from the hunter's bow, down the embankment into the water; when recovered, he was dead.”

“To be sure, we soon found that we were out and wide in our calculations, so when brought to our bearings we began to take⟳ kindly to the lay⟳ of our watches in scrubbing and wooding, as there was no hand-spike snubbing or squeak of hard words.”

“74. To unfold the hand-spike. Grasp the hand-spike pivot handle⟳ with the left hand and disengage the spring⟳ knob from its seat and rotate the handle⟳. Then grasp the hand-spike with the right hand and unfold it engaging the hook. Then rotate the pivot handle⟳ to its initial position, engaging the catch⟳ in its recess.”

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