| 单词 | sproat | 
| 释义 | Sproatn. Angling.  I.  Compounds.  1.  attributive. Designating a type of light hook with a wide and slightly flattened bend, short front, and the point set well inwards; (also) designating a wide and slightly flattened bend on a hook. Chiefly in  Sproat bend,  Sproat hook. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > hook > 			[noun]		 > other types of hook pin-hook1755 Kirby1804 Limerick1810 sneck-bend1816 Limerick1835 sniggle1837 Aberdeen1845 Aberdeen hook1846 sockdolager1848 Sproat bend1867 squid-jigger1875 Sproat1876 squid jig1883 snag-hook1936 1867    Lancaster Gaz. 16 Mar. 8/2  				The hook alluded to is the new bend recently manufactured by Messrs. Hutchinson, of Kendal, called the ‘Sproat bend’. 1883    Cent. Mag. July 378/1  				He attached a sproat hook..with a gut snell eight inches long. 1903    J. A. Henshall Bass, Pike, Perch & Others 350  				Hooks Nos. 1 to 2 are large enough, Sproat-bend preferred on account of its short barb with cutting edges and strong wire. 1971    Field & Stream Apr. 211/1  				A forked piece of white pork rind..on a No. 1 sproat hook behind a No. 2 or 3 spinner is easy to cast, inexpensive, and very productive. 2015    S. E. Wright Tying Heritage Featherwing Streamers ii. 19/2  				The bend of the Sproat hook is also the strongest of all the hook designs, making it a great choice for big-game fishing.  II.  Simple uses.  2.  A type of light hook with a wide and slightly flattened bend, short front, and the point set well inwards. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > hook > 			[noun]		 > other types of hook pin-hook1755 Kirby1804 Limerick1810 sneck-bend1816 Limerick1835 sniggle1837 Aberdeen1845 Aberdeen hook1846 sockdolager1848 Sproat bend1867 squid-jigger1875 Sproat1876 squid jig1883 snag-hook1936 1876    Forest & Stream 4 May 199/3  				Most flies found at the tackle shops are far too large, and the hooks have too large a barb. A Sproat No. 2 is large enough. 1883    Continent 		(Philadelphia)	 23 May 650/1  				You may come here with your Limericks, Carlisles and Sproats. 1920    Amer. Angler Mar. 521/2  				The Sproat takes hold quickly, and because of its long rounded shank baits easily without tearing the bait. 1987    Pop. Sci. Feb. 111/1 		(advt.)	  				‘Top of the line’ beauties like..Limericks, Sproats and Carlisles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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