fishhook

American  

[fish-hook] / ˈfɪʃˌhʊk /

noun

1. a hook used in fishing.

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Etymology

Origin of fishhook

First recorded in 1350–1400, fishhook is from the Middle English word fischhook. See fish, hook ¹

Example Sentences

"That's what happened here. We had all sort of noticed this fishhook squiggle on the rock. It was pretty prominent because it was really, really deep."

From Science Daily

I look down at the words I’ve written, feeling the yearning pull of them, like a fishhook in my stomach.

From Literature

Billowing white clouds drifted off burnt-brown hills bristling with branched and twisted Joshua trees and fishhook cactus.

From Los Angeles Times

The two cultures adapted English earrings into fishhooks and gun barrels into sharp-ended tubes to tap tar from trees.

From Washington Times

“Mr. T” was named by staff at the Turtle Hospital after he was admitted there in February 2019 for several surgeries to remove a fishhook.

From Washington Times