fishhook

[ fish-hook ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌhʊk /

noun

a hook used in fishing.

Origin of fishhook

First recorded in 1350–1400, fishhook is from the Middle English word fischhook.See fish, hook¹

Words nearby fishhook

fish geranium, fishgig, Fishguard, fish hatchery, fish hawk, fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground

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Example sentences from the Web for fishhook

You havent any fishhook, observed the little girl; and you cant catch any fish lessen you have a hook.
The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea|Laura Lee Hope
"I know what you mean, Mr Gerrard, but——" she bent her head, and began to tie on a fishhook to the line she was carrying.
Tom Gerrard|Louis Becke
The word means a fishhook, and the promontory looks something like one.
Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain|Prescott Holmes
Bend this into a U-shape, as shown, and file each end similar to the barb on a fishhook.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

No normal boy goes abroad on any day, save Sunday, without a fishhook and line in his pocket.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall

British Dictionary definitions for fishhook

fish-hook

noun

a sharp hook used in angling, esp one with a barb

logic a symbol (∋) for entailment

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单词	fishhook
释义	fishhook [ fish-hook ] / ˈfɪʃˌhʊk / noun a hook used in fishing. Origin of fishhook First recorded in 1350–1400, fishhook is from the Middle English word fischhook.See fish, hook¹ Words nearby fishhook fish geranium, fishgig, Fishguard, fish hatchery, fish hawk, fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fishhook You havent any fishhook, observed the little girl; and you cant catch any fish lessen you have a hook. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea\|Laura Lee Hope "I know what you mean, Mr Gerrard, but——" she bent her head, and began to tie on a fishhook to the line she was carrying. Tom Gerrard\|Louis Becke The word means a fishhook, and the promontory looks something like one. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain\|Prescott Holmes Bend this into a U-shape, as shown, and file each end similar to the barb on a fishhook. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various No normal boy goes abroad on any day, save Sunday, without a fishhook and line in his pocket. Days in the Open\|Lathan A. Crandall British Dictionary definitions for fishhook fish-hook noun a sharp hook used in angling, esp one with a barb logic a symbol (∋) for entailment 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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