cant hook

English

Noun

cant hook (plural cant hooks)

1. A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.

   Synonym: cant-dog

Translations

tool used for handling and moving logs

• German: Wendehaken m
• Irish: luamhán crúca m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Kanthoken (nds) m du (Vest Recklinghausen)

See also

• peavy

References

• cant hook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:cant hooks on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “cant hook”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.