Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ravehook"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ravehook \Rave"hook\, n. (Shipbuilding)
A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams
for the reception of oakum.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ravehook
n : a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for
oakum
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