fishhook
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fishhook (plural fishhooks)
- A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
- Synonyms: angle, fishing hook, hook
- (slang, card games) A jack (type of playing card).
Translations
[edit]barbed hook for fishing
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Verb
[edit]fishhook (third-person singular simple present fishhooks, present participle fishhooking, simple past and past participle fishhooked)
- (transitive) To impale with a fishhook.
- (intransitive) To bend back on itself like a fishhook.
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