cant hook

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A wooden lever with a movable metal hook near one end, used for handling logs. It is similar to a peavey but has a blunt tip, often with teeth.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A wooden lever with an iron hook hinged at the end for canting or turning over heavy logs.
2. n. A sling with hooks, used to empty casks by raising and tipping them.

Wiktionary

1. n. A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. United States A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; -- used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs