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fishhook

[ fish-hoo k ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌhʊk /

noun

a hook used in fishing.

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Origin of fishhook

First recorded in 1350–1400, fishhook is from the Middle English word fischhook. See fish, hook¹

Words nearby fishhook

fisheye lens, fishfinger, fishfly, fishgig, fishguard, fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground

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Example sentences from the Web for fishhook

You havent any fishhook, observed the little girl; and you cant catch any fish lessen you have a hook.
The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea|Laura Lee Hope
"I know what you mean, Mr Gerrard, but——" she bent her head, and began to tie on a fishhook to the line she was carrying.
Tom Gerrard|Louis Becke
The word means a fishhook, and the promontory looks something like one.
Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain|Prescott Holmes
Bend this into a U-shape, as shown, and file each end similar to the barb on a fishhook.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

No normal boy goes abroad on any day, save Sunday, without a fishhook and line in his pocket.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall

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