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firehook

firehook noun: a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.

Noun

firehook (plural firehooks)

  1. (dated, historical) a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.

Forms of firehook

pluralfirehooks

Origin of firehook

From fire + hook.

Questions about firehook

What does firehook mean?
Firehook means a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.
What part of speech is firehook?
Firehook is a noun.
What is the plural of firehook?
The plural of firehook is firehooks.

Words near firehook in the dictionary

  1. firehawks
  2. firehead tetra
  3. firehead tetras
  4. firehole
  5. fireholes
  6. firehook
  7. firehooks
  8. firehose
  9. firehose cursor
  10. firehose cursors
  11. firehosed

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