Hook of Holland

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noun

a cape and the harbor it forms in the SW Netherlands.

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Dutch Hoek van Holland.

Origin of Hook of Holland

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby Hook of Holland

hooker, Hooker's green, Hooke's law, hook, line, and sinker, hooknose, Hook of Holland, hook or crook, Hooks, hook shot, hookswinging, hooktender

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How to use Hook of Holland in a sentence

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Only then did I own that by hook or by crook—and mostly by crook, I was forced to suspect—they had purposely given me the slip.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hook of Holland

Hook of Holland

noun the Hook of Holland

a cape on the SW coast of the Netherlands, in South Holland province

a port on this cape

Dutch name: Hoek van Holland

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