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wad hook

wad hook noun: 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.

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

Synonyms of wad hook

Forms of wad hook

pluralwad hooks
alternative formwad-hook
alternative formwadhook

Questions about wad hook

What does wad hook mean?
Wad hook means 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.
What part of speech is wad hook?
Wad hook is a noun.
What is the plural of wad hook?
The plural of wad hook is wad hooks.

Words near wad hook in the dictionary

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  8. Wad Madani
  9. Wad Medani
  10. wad-hook
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