(1):
(n.) A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.
(2):
(n.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.
(3):
(n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.