big hook

noun

, Railroads Slang.

1. wrecking crane.

Example Sentences

Some have sawfish-blade noses, and extinct species may have had big hooks on their heads.

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I was using a big hook half embedded near the tail of the flying-fish and the leader ran through the bait.

From Project Gutenberg

He had a big fishing-rod with a big strong line hanging from it on which was a very big hook.

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Perhaps the fishermen caught the shark on a big hook and line, and want to get it into the boat to bring it to shore.

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He came in at our place one evening with a big hook and line from 'down east'—the kind of tackle used in salt water.

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She went straight to the big hook where the days copy hung and began thumbing through it.

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