Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In angling, a hook made by fixing four large fish-hooks in a piece of lead; a pull-devil.
- noun A hook having a narrow throat, adapted to grasp any link of a chain.
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Examples
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The work of the arm, in this respect, is not unlike that of a revolving crane upon the end of which is a grab-hook.
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters
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