fish-hook
Britishnoun
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a sharp hook used in angling, esp one with a barb
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logic a symbol (∋) for entailment
Example Sentences
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Potential applications of the fish-hook bond are vast, says Yang.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
Previous Belmonts were run clockwise over a fish-hook course that included part of the training track and the main dirt oval.
From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2020
The tiny, fish-hook shaped island of Nantucket feels like a place separated from America by place and time.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2019
As Johnson explains, Maui used his magical fish-hook to slow down the Sun and pull up islands from the ocean's floor.
From The Verge • Jun. 13, 2016
Shell-fish and crabs were taken, and seals knocked on the head with clubs, but neither fish-hook nor fishing-net was known, and indeed swimming fish were taboo as food.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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