Handspike
WordNet
noun
(1) A metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Then he rapped on the door with a bit of stick like a handspike that he carried...
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island