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cant hook

[ kant-hook ]
/ ˈkænt ˌhʊk /
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noun
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.
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Also called cant dog .

Origin of cant hook

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby cant hook

cantharus, can't help, can't hit the broad side of a barn, Can-Tho, can't hold a candle to, cant hook, canthus, canticle, Canticle of Canticles, canticum, Cantigny
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Words related to cant hook

fingernail, paw, tentacle, barb, clapperclaw, fang, grapnel, grappler, hook, manus, nipper, spur, talon, unguis, ungula

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British Dictionary definitions for cant hook

cant hook

cant dog

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