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fishhook
/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/
noun 2verb 2
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4ADJ.
erect
VERB + FISHHOOK
give
FISHHOOK + NOUN
tails
ADV.
fully
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
A jack (type of playing card).
verb
1
To impale with a fishhook.
2
To bend back on itself like a fishhook.
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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.
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Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.
Wiktionary03
Give me a fishhook.
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