hakapik

[ hah-kuh-pik ]

noun

1. an implement used in seal hunting, consisting of an iron or steel hook, sometimes with a hammer opposite, mounted on a long wooden pole.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hakapik¹

1975–80; < Norwegian hakepigg, equivalent to hake hook ( hake, hook ¹ ) + pigg spike (akin to pike ¹ )