buttonhook

[ buht-n-hook ]

/ ˈbʌt nˌhʊk /

noun

a small, usually metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves, dresses, breeches, etc.

Origin of buttonhook

First recorded in 1865–70; button + hook¹

Words nearby buttonhook

button ear, buttoned-up, buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch, buttonhook, buttonless, button man, button mangrove, buttonmold, buttonmould

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Example sentences from the Web for buttonhook

She ought to have noticed that the scissors and buttonhook were not hers.
Christopher and Columbus|Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim
A buttonhook will then serve admirably in pulling the shoe onto the foot.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Accordingly I took a buttonhook and tore all the adhesions loose.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Eagerly he felt in his pockets for his knife and buttonhook.
The Mystery of Arnold Hall|Helen M. Persons

You must remember that when you accepted me you did not marry a buttonhook.
Anecdotes of the Great War|Carleton Britton Case

British Dictionary definitions for buttonhook

buttonhook

/ (ˈbʌtənˌhʊk) /

noun

a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	buttonhook
释义	buttonhook [ buht-n-hook ] / ˈbʌt nˌhʊk / noun a small, usually metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves, dresses, breeches, etc. Origin of buttonhook First recorded in 1865–70; button + hook¹ Words nearby buttonhook button ear, buttoned-up, buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch, buttonhook, buttonless, button man, button mangrove, buttonmold, buttonmould Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buttonhook She ought to have noticed that the scissors and buttonhook were not hers. Christopher and Columbus\|Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim A buttonhook will then serve admirably in pulling the shoe onto the foot. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various Accordingly I took a buttonhook and tore all the adhesions loose. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)\|Havelock Ellis Eagerly he felt in his pockets for his knife and buttonhook. The Mystery of Arnold Hall\|Helen M. Persons You must remember that when you accepted me you did not marry a buttonhook. Anecdotes of the Great War\|Carleton Britton Case British Dictionary definitions for buttonhook buttonhook / (ˈbʌtənˌhʊk) / noun a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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