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hookkeeper

hookkeeper noun: a wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.

Noun

hookkeeper (plural hookkeepers)

  1. A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.
    • I've used it in my thread work, such as a group of three single- thread inlays in guide wraps and/or hookkeeper wraps.1988, Dale P. Clemens., Advanced Custom Rod Building, page 108
    • Alignment is a matter of choice, but most rod-builders place the hookkeeper in line with the guides.1999, C. Boyd Pfeiffer., The Complete Book of Tackle-Making, page 462

Forms of hookkeeper

pluralhookkeepers

Origin of hookkeeper

From hook + keeper.

Questions about hookkeeper

What does hookkeeper mean?
Hookkeeper means a wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.
What part of speech is hookkeeper?
Hookkeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of hookkeeper?
The plural of hookkeeper is hookkeepers.

Words near hookkeeper in the dictionary

  1. hooking up on
  2. hookings
  3. Hookins
  4. hookish
  5. hookium
  6. hookkeeper
  7. hookkeepers
  8. hookless
  9. hooklessness
  10. hooklet
  11. hooklets

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