Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, an iron rod, with a handling-eye at one end and a hook at the other, for hauling the chain cables about.
- noun 2. A hook which grips a link of a chain cable and serves as a cable-stopper.
- noun In surgery, a light chain with hooks attached, used for retracting the parts in dissecting.
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Examples
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They had learned wisdom by that time, and contented themselves by fishing for me with a chain-hook tied to a broom-handle, I believe.
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They had learned wisdom by that time, and contented themselves by fishing for me with a chain-hook tied to a broom-handle, I believe.
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They had learned wisdom by that time, and contented themselves by fishing for me with a chain-hook tied to a broom-handle, I believe.
Youth, a Narrative Joseph Conrad 1890
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