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clove hooks

clove hooks is the plural of clove hook.

Meaning of clove hook

Noun

clove hook (plural clove hooks)

  1. An iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails.
    Synonyms:
    clip hook

Questions about clove hooks

What is clove hooks the plural of?
Clove hooks is the plural of clove hook.

Words near clove hooks in the dictionary

  1. Clovass
  2. clove
  3. clove hitch
  4. clove hitches
  5. clove hook
  6. clove hooks
  7. clove lilli pilli
  8. clove pink
  9. clove pinks
  10. clove-hitch
  11. clove-hitches

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