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drawhook
drawhook n. 
/ˈdrɑˌhʊk/ a hook used for pulling something; spec. one used as part of a coupling mechanism at the end of a railway carriage or other vehicle.
Brit. /ˈdrɔːhʊk/
, /ˈdrɔːhʊk/U.S. /ˈdrɔˌhʊk/
, /ˈdrɔˌhʊk//ˈdrɑˌhʊk/ΚΠ
1627 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/5) For mending on of the drawe hoockes.
1788 W. J. MacNeven tr. A. F. von Geissau Ess. Constr. & Use Mine-auger 42 Fig. 5. is the draw-hook for pulling out the borer.
1849 Mech. Mag. 27 Jan. 84 The object of the inventor has been to supersede the necessity of spring draw-hooks and buffers by a more effective, durable, and cheaper mode of connection.
1994 L. Hall Insight into Steam 20/1 The substantial nature of this beam contains sufficient strength to allow for the fitting of the drawhook and buffers, enabling..rolling-stock to be coupled-up.
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