fishhook
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fishhook
- /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/
Where it comes from
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.
noun fishhooks · fish hook · fish-hook
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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.
Similar: angle, fishing hook, hook
- A jack (type of playing card).
verb fishhooks · fishhooking · fishhooked · fish hook · fish-hook
- To impale with a fishhook.
- To bend back on itself like a fishhook.
Translations
Every language
noun barbed hook for fishing
| Español | hamo, anzuelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낚시 naksi, 낚싯바늘 naksitbaneul |
| 日本語 | 釣り針 tsuribari, 釣り鉤 tsuribari |
| 中文 | 釣鉤 /钓钩 diàogōu, 魚鉤 /鱼钩 yúgōu |
| Português | anzol |
| Français | hameçon |
| Deutsch | Angelhaken, Haken |
| Italiano | amo |
| Ελληνικά | αγκίστρι agkístri |
| Română | cârlig |
| Русский | рыболо́вный крючо́к rybolóvnyj krjučók, крючо́к krjučók |
| Tiếng Việt | lưỡi câu, móc câu |
| العربية | صِنَّارَة ṣinnāra, خَطَّاف ḵaṭṭāf |
| עברית | קֶרֶס |
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title = {fishhook},
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