fishhook

[ fish-hook ]

noun
  1. a hook used in fishing.

Origin of fishhook

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, fishhook is from the Middle English word fischhook.See fish, hook1

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British Dictionary definitions for fish-hook

fish-hook

noun
  1. a sharp hook used in angling, esp one with a barb

  2. logic a symbol (∋) for entailment

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