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junk-hook

junk-hook noun: a hook designed for handling or extracting the junk from the head of a whale.

Noun

junk-hook

  1. (dated, obsolete) A hook designed for handling or extracting the junk from the head of a whale.

Questions about junk-hook

What does junk-hook mean?
Junk-hook means a hook designed for handling or extracting the junk from the head of a whale.
What part of speech is junk-hook?
Junk-hook is a noun.

Words near junk-hook in the dictionary

  1. junk vats
  2. junk wad
  3. junk wads
  4. junk yard
  5. junk yards
  6. junk-hook
  7. junk-sick
  8. junk-yard
  9. junk-yards
  10. junkaholic
  11. junkaholics

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