cant hook

[ kant-hook ]

/ ˈkænt ˌhʊk /

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noun

a wooden lever with a movable iron hook and a blunt, often toothed tip near the lower end, used chiefly for grasping and canting, or turning over logs.

Also called cant dog .

Origin of cant hook

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby cant hook

can't hit the broad side of a barn, Can-Tho, can't hold a candle to, cantholysis, canthomeatal plane, cant hook, canthoplasty, canthorrhaphy, canthotomy, canthus, canticle

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Example sentences from the Web for cant hook

To rectify the fault, Thorpe dug his cant-hook into the timber and threw his weight on the stock.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
Only the Beaver has no cant-hook to help him, and no skidway, either.
Forest Neighbors|William Davenport Hulbert
Not an axe, peavey or cant-hook was touched; not a team was hitched up.
The Snow-Burner|Henry Oyen
Abe was interrupted by the excited voice of the man with the cant-hook.
The Man in the Twilight|Ridgwell Cullum

Bill, I believe I can now make even with Kirkpatrick for the two dollars he owes me for the cant-hook.
The Lincoln Story Book|Henry L. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for cant hook

cant hook

cant dog

noun

forestry a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs

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单词	cant hook
释义	cant hook [ kant-hook ] / ˈkænt ˌhʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cant hook ON THESAURUS.COM noun a wooden lever with a movable iron hook and a blunt, often toothed tip near the lower end, used chiefly for grasping and canting, or turning over logs. Also called cant dog . Origin of cant hook First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby cant hook can't hit the broad side of a barn, Can-Tho, can't hold a candle to, cantholysis, canthomeatal plane, cant hook, canthoplasty, canthorrhaphy, canthotomy, canthus, canticle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cant hook To rectify the fault, Thorpe dug his cant-hook into the timber and threw his weight on the stock. The Blazed Trail\|Stewart Edward White Only the Beaver has no cant-hook to help him, and no skidway, either. Forest Neighbors\|William Davenport Hulbert Not an axe, peavey or cant-hook was touched; not a team was hitched up. The Snow-Burner\|Henry Oyen Abe was interrupted by the excited voice of the man with the cant-hook. The Man in the Twilight\|Ridgwell Cullum Bill, I believe I can now make even with Kirkpatrick for the two dollars he owes me for the cant-hook. The Lincoln Story Book\|Henry L. Williams British Dictionary definitions for cant hook cant hook cant dog noun forestry a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs 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 Words related to cant hook tentacle, paw, fingernail, talon, nipper, crook, hook, barb, spur, unguis, clapperclaw, fang, manus, grapnel, grappler, retractile, ungula
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cant hook

noun

Origin of cant hook

Words nearby cant hook

Example sentences from the Web for cant hook

British Dictionary definitions for cant hook

cant dog

noun

Words related to cant hook