fishhook

[ fish-hoo k ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌhʊk /

a hook used in fishing.

Nearby words

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

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