| 单词 | sproat bend |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSproat bend 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. < as lemmas |
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