fishhook
noun
- hook used on fishing line
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/
noun
Etymology: 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.
- A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
“The two basic types of fishhooks are almost equally represented within the site, with composite fishhooks exhibiting only a slightly higher relative frequency than that of bentwoods.”
“Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.”
- A jack (type of playing card).
verb
Etymology: 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.
- To impale with a fishhook.
- To bend back on itself like a fishhook.