handspike

A noun referring to a wooden bar or lever used as a hand tool, especially on ships or in artillery, now largely obsolete.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una barra o palanca de madera usada como herramienta manual, especialmente a bordo de barcos o en artillería, hoy en gran medida anticuada.

1. Leverage tool C2 formal

   A wooden or metal bar used as a lever, especially for moving heavy objects or on ships.

   • The sailors used a handspike to move the heavy cannon.
   • He pried the crate open with a handspike.
   • The old handspike was stored in the ship's tool locker.

   🇪🇸Palanca (herramienta)

   Sinónimos: crowbarleverpinch barpry barwrecking bar

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