boathook
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boathook
- /ˈbəʊtˌhʊk/ UK
- /ˈboʊtˌhʊk/ US
Where it comes from
From boat + hook.
noun boathooks
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A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
After that, Hanukkah curled up on the steps of the mosque and withdrew into sleep and his dream of Sarah, of the faint smell of burning sandalwood when she took his head into her lap, a dream from which Amram’s horny toe now dislodged him with all the tenderness of a boathook.
Similar: setting pole, gaff, setter, pole hook, hitcher
- A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.
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noun hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
| Español | bichero |
|---|---|
| Português | bicheiro |
| Français | harpin, gaffe |
| Deutsch | Bootshaken, Boothaken |
| Italiano | mezzomarinaro, gaffa, alighiero |
| Ελληνικά | αρπάγη arpági |
| Română | cange |
| Русский | о́чеп óčep, баго́р bagór, баго́р-отпо́рник bagór-otpórnik, шлю́почный крюк šljúpočnyj krjuk, отпо́рный крюк otpórnyj krjuk |
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