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can hook

can hook noun: a hoisting device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.

Noun

can hook (plural can hooks)

  1. (historical, timber industry) A hoisting device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.

Forms of can hook

pluralcan hooks

Questions about can hook

What does can hook mean?
Can hook means a hoisting device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.
What part of speech is can hook?
Can hook is a noun.
What is the plural of can hook?
The plural of can hook is can hooks.

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