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fishhook

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

Definition of fishhook

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
    “The two basic types of fishhooks are almost equally represented within the site, with composite fishhooks exhibiting only a slightly higher relative frequency than that of bentwoods.”
    “Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.”
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noun

  1. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
    “The two basic types of fishhooks are almost equally represented within the site, with composite fishhooks exhibiting only a slightly higher relative frequency than that of bentwoods.”
    “Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.”
  2. (slang)A jack (type of playing card).

verb

  1. (transitive)To impale with a fishhook.
  2. (intransitive)To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

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Etymology

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.

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