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thring (iou) and peavey (iou)


thring (iou)



thring verb. .
[Old English Tringan, Trungen = Old Saxon Tringan (Middle Low German, Dutch dringen), Old High German dringan (German dringen), Old Norse Tryngva, -gja, from Germanic. Cf. DRONG, THRONG verb.]
verb intrans. Press, crowd, throng; move in a crowd; assemble. OE-E16.
b. verb trans. Crowd, gather or press closely around (a person). OE-E16.
verb intrans. Push forward, as against or through a crowd; force one's way hastily or eagerly; hasten, push on. OE.
verb trans. & intrans. Press hard; use oppression (on); cause distress (to). ME.
verb trans. Thrust or drive violently; hurl; dash, knock. Usu. with adverb (phr.). ME.
b. Foll. by down: throw down by force, knock down, overthrow (lit. & fig.); bring to ruin. LME.

peavey (iou)



peavey noun. ['pi:vi] N. Amer. Also peavy. L19.
[from Peavey, surname of the inventor.]
A lumberer's cant-hook with a spike at the end.