Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An iron bar with a hinged tongue, used in hauling large iron pipes.
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Examples
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I wiped her off the side of the car like a mailbag is clipped from the fast express by the catch-hook.
Highways in Hiding George Oliver Smith 1946
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