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The following 6 entries include the term hook and.
hook and eye
noun: a 2-part fastening device (as on a garment or a door) consisting of a metal hook that catches over a bar or into a loop
hook and ladder truck
noun: a piece of mobile fire apparatus carrying ladders and usually other firefighting and rescue equipment
hook-and-butt joint
noun: a scarf joint formed to resist tension
hook-and-eye hinge
noun: a hinge intended for use on a gate and consisting of an L-shaped hook secured to one member (as the gatepost) and fitted into an eye-shaped loop or screw hook secured to the other member (as the gate)
hook and ladder
nounhook-and-liner
noun: a boat (as a tuna clipper) for fishing with hook and line
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