Sekirov Dictionary

fishhook

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

•
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. — 1980
(slang) A jack (type of playing card).

verb2

To impale with a fishhook.
To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

forms

fishhooked · fishhooking · fishhooks

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