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Handspike
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.
Meaning of Handspikes from wikipedia
- A
handspike is a
metal bar or pipe that is used as a
lever for
prying or leverage,
similar to a crowbar.
Handspike is also an
archaic term for a bar or...
- The Truth, the
Whole Truth and
Nothing But,
written by
author Derrick Handspike. When
controversial comments that
Brown made
about his ex-wife, Whitney...
- was
stepped so that the
breech could be
lifted by iron
levers called "
handspikes".
Because these guns were not
required to
travel about, they were only...
- The crew put up a
feeble resistance in
which they were
attacked with
handspikes, and
Lieutenant Duddingston was shot and
wounded in the groin. The boarding...
- windl**** was one that
required workers to
continually remove and re-insert "
handspikes" (wooden
leverage bars) into the
device to turn its gears. It requires...
-
subsequently sentenced to
death for
killing his cellmate,
Joseph Handspike. In 1990, Hill
killed Handspike in
their cell by
bludgeoning him to
death with a wooden...
- objects. The
device was
powered by
multiple people pushing or
pulling on
handspikes attached to a cylinder.
Human power was also a
factor in the movement...
-
superintending the
working of his gun), when
Gunner Smith with a gun
handspike warded off the thrust, thus
giving Lieutenant Guthrie time to draw his...
- charges,
uniform construction of
interchangeable wheels, and
folding trail handspikes.
Considerable experimentation was
carried on with
seacoast guns, armor...
- Dink****er 57
Warren Lee Hill Jr.
Black 54 M
January 27, 2015 Lee
Joseph Handspike 58
Kelly Renee Gissendaner White 47 F
September 30, 2015
Gwinnett Douglas...
