Hook, Captain

Cultural  

1. The pirate-villain in the play Peter Pan. One of his hands has been devoured by a crocodile and replaced with a hook. He is eaten whole by the crocodile near the end of the play.

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Example Sentences

Now in its sixth season, this ongoing experiment in the mixing and scrambling of fairy tales is currently playing around with the story lines of Captain Hook, Captain Nemo, Aladdin and Jasmine.

From Seattle Times

"There's another at the hook, Captain," said Flora, who was holding the line.

From Project Gutenberg

Patch: Scrape him with yer hook, Captain, I follers yer.

From Project Gutenberg

"Had he a hook, captain?" asked Cookson insolently; and one after another took up the cry, "The ship's doomed!"

From Project Gutenberg

"Until we get within the Hook, Captain Truck, I am a Yankee; once in the country, I belong to the Middle States, if you will allow me the favour to choose."

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