Dock Spike

“A large nail or pin, generally of iron. The larger forms of spikes, particularly railroad spikes, are chisel-pointed, and have a head or fang projecting to one side to bite the rail. Spikes are also made split, barbed, grooved, and of other shapes.” —Whitney, 1889

Illustration of a dock spike, used in building docks and piers.

Keywords

Railroad, head, spike, docks, railway, pier, nail, piers, bite, spikes, building dock, building pier, dock spike, railroad construction, railway construction

Galleries

Rail Transportation, Fasteners, Construction Industry

Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5831

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