fishhook

[ fish-hook ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌhʊk /

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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

fish geranium, fishgig, Fishguard, fish hatchery, fish hawk, fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground

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How to use fishhook in a sentence

"That's so, and I'll bet a fishhook that one of them sneaked in here while we were at the boathouse," said Bob.
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell|L. P. Wyman
It's a good sight easier to git a fishhook in 'n 'tis to git it out.
David Harum|Edward Noyes Westcott
The Bishop amused himself and Coley by saying, as he hung a fishhook on this man's nose-hook, 'Naso suspendis adunco.'
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
"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

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

British Dictionary definitions for fishhook

fish-hook

noun

a sharp hook used in angling, esp one with a barb

logic a symbol (∋) for entailment

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