“hook and”

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

noun

hook-and-liner

noun

: a boat (as a tuna clipper) for fishing with hook and line


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