| 单词 | gang hook |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgang hook gang hook n. a hook consisting of a number of joined hooks; (Angling) a fish hook having several baited points, typically made by joining several hooks by their shanks. ΚΠ 1860 Country Gentleman 31 May 346/3 On one end [of the rope for lifting hay] is fastened what they term gang hooks. The two hooks being connected.., when stretched apart will measure some five feet. 1877 Scribner's Monthly Feb. 443 The law rules out all gang hooks [for trout-fishing]. The ‘single baited hook’ only is permitted. 1942 L. D. Rich We took to Woods x. 287 He had a gang-hook full of worms on the end, and along the leader a couple of drop hooks, Archer spinners, spoons, and various gadgets. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 3 Dec. 46/1 All one had to do then was lower a gang hook weighted with a blob of lead to the bottom and then jerk the line. It was called ‘striking for cod’. < as lemmas |
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