gorge hook
Americannoun
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a fishhook with two barbed prongs; a hook made by fastening two hooks back to back at the shanks.
Etymology
Origin of gorge hook
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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But the gorge hook has gone out of fashion and is discountenanced.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
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