Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metal hook having a spring-mousing or guard for preventing an eye, strap, or line caught over it from slipping off.
- noun A fish-hook which springs and catches when the fish bites; a spring-hook. There are many varieties.
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Examples
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We -- nobody would particularly want to go to the widget or the snap-hook fasteners trade show.
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This was easy to do, as each cage, in addition to a door in one side, had a trap-door in its top; and each chain had a snap-hook ringed to its last link.
Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900
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On his next hole, he hooked his drive into the trees, chipped out sideways, then hit a snap-hook back into the trees for another double bogey.
The Seattle Times 2011
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A snap-hook with a hurting wind and you could be way out of position in the 18th fairway, making the second shot all the more tough.
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When right-handers get on top of the ball, you get those snap-hook sinking liners in left.
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When right-handers get on top of the ball, you get those snap-hook sinking liners in left.
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He'd miss the short putts he needed to make just as easily as he'd snap-hook a 6-iron around a tree to three feet for birdie.
FanHouse 2009
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