OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35917

fishhook

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
anzuelo • hamo
A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.
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 bentwood…
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