Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for arresting too rapid motion in any form of hoisting apparatus.
- noun In a harness, a hook on the saddle for holding the end of the check-rein.
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Examples
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It took ten rounds for Floyd to land that famous check-hook ended the night for Hatton back in 2007.
East Side Boxing 2009
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It took ten rounds for Floyd to land that famous check-hook ended the night for Hatton back in 2007.
East Side Boxing 2009
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. dropped him with a check-hook in the 10th round of their mega-fight last December.
Doghouse Boxing News 2008
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