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cant-hook|ˈkænthʊk| [f. cant v.2 + hook.] †1. pl. north. dial. ‘The fingers’ (Halliwell). 2. U.S. A form of lever for canting over or turning timber, etc., consisting of a wooden bar with an iron catch or hooked arm near its lower end which passes over the log, grips it, and so affords a hold by which it may be pulled over; called also cant-dog.
a1848in Bartlett Dict. Amer. 1883Harper's Mag. Jan. 206/2 Chinese laborers easily roll them down upon the cars, aiding themselves with cant-hooks, jack-screws. |