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The stars in Scorpius form the shape of a fishhook or the letter J. This is the body and tail of the scorpion.
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Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
These included a shark’s tooth (100 centes), a fishhook (50 centes) and bit of a broken barrel stave (10 centes).
—Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Authorities are warning hikers about dog treats stuffed with fishhooks scattered along a section of the Appalachian Trail.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The album’s cover — a nude infant swimming in a pool chasing after a dollar attached to a fishhook — was long interpreted as an edgy critique of greed and capitalism.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
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Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
These included a shark’s tooth (100 centes), a fishhook (50 centes) and bit of a broken barrel stave (10 centes).
—Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Authorities are warning hikers about dog treats stuffed with fishhooks scattered along a section of the Appalachian Trail.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The album’s cover — a nude infant swimming in a pool chasing after a dollar attached to a fishhook — was long interpreted as an edgy critique of greed and capitalism.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Fishhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishhook. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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fishhook
noun
fish·hook
ˈfish-ˌhu̇k 
: a usually barbed hook for catching fish
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