English Explanatory Dictionary

fishhook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
  2. A jack (type of playing card).
verb
  1. To impale with a fishhook.
  2. To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/ En-us-fishhook.ogg

Word forms

fishhook fishhooks fish hook fishhooking fishhooked

Etymology

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.

Synonyms

angle fishing hook hook

Derived words

fishhook flea fishhook theory
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