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cant hook

American  
[kant hook] / ˈkænt ˌhʊk /

noun

  1. a wooden lever with a movable iron hook and a blunt, often toothed tip near the lower end, used chiefly for grasping and canting, or turning over logs.

cant hook British  

noun

  1. forestry a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs

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Etymology

Origin of cant hook

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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Ba'tiste's grip tightened about the cant hook and he rose, squaring himself.

From The White Desert by Fischer, Anton Otto

The sheriff grinned as he noticed the cant hook on the ground.

From The White Desert by Fischer, Anton Otto

Ba'tiste reached for the cant hook, and balancing it lightly in one hand, sought a resting place on the edge of the flume.

From The White Desert by Fischer, Anton Otto

"This is my flume and—" "Run tell Thayer!" shouted the foreman, and then with recovering strength, he turned for a cant hook.

From The White Desert by Fischer, Anton Otto

A moment more, and Ba'tiste, with a sudden exclamation, allowed his cant hook to drop to the ground.

From The White Desert by Fischer, Anton Otto

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