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beadhook

beadhook noun: a kind of boathook.

Noun

beadhook (plural beadhooks)

  1. A kind of boathook.

Forms of beadhook

pluralbeadhooks
alternative formbeedhook
alternative formbidhook

Origin of beadhook

From Middle English bedocke, *bedhoke, from Old English *beaduhōc (“battle-hook”), from Old English beadu (“battle”) + hōc (“hook”).

Questions about beadhook

What does beadhook mean?
Beadhook means a kind of boathook.
What part of speech is beadhook?
Beadhook is a noun.
What is the plural of beadhook?
The plural of beadhook is beadhooks.

Words near beadhook in the dictionary

  1. beader
  2. beaders
  3. beadery
  4. beadful
  5. beadfuls
  6. beadhook
  7. beadhooks
  8. beadhouse
  9. beadhouses
  10. beadier
  11. beadies

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