beadhook

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English bedocke, *bedhoke, from Old English *beaduhōc (“battle-hook”), from Old English beadu (“battle”) + hōc (“hook”).

Noun

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beadhook (plural beadhooks)

  1. (nautical) A kind of boat-hook.
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