boat-hook
boat-hook is the alternative spelling of boathook.
Meaning of boathook
Noun
boathook (plural boathooks)
- A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
- After that, Hanukkah curled up on the steps of the mosque and withdrew into sleep and his dream of Sarah, of the faint smell of burning sandalwood when she took his head into her lap, a dream from which Amram’s horny toe now dislodged him with all the tenderness of a boathook.2007 March 11, Michael Chabon, “Gentlemen of the Road”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- setting pole, gaff, setter, pole hook, hitcher
- A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.
Forms of boat-hook
| plural | boat-hooks |
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Questions about boat-hook
- What is boat-hook the alternative spelling of?
- Boat-hook is the alternative spelling of boathook.
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