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wad-hook

wad-hook is the alternative spelling of wad hook.

Meaning of wad hook

Noun

wad hook (plural wad hooks)

  1. two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm
    Synonyms:
    spiral worm, gun worm, packing worm, wad coil

Forms of wad-hook

pluralwad-hooks

Questions about wad-hook

What is wad-hook the alternative spelling of?
Wad-hook is the alternative spelling of wad hook.

Words near wad-hook in the dictionary

  1. wad
  2. wad hook
  3. wad hooks
  4. Wad Madani
  5. Wad Medani
  6. wad-hook
  7. wad-hooks
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