Hypertext Webster Gateway: "handspike"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Handspike \Hand"spike`\, n.
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or
capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for
various purposes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
handspike
n : a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
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