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wadhook

wadhook 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 wadhook

pluralwadhooks

Questions about wadhook

What is wadhook the alternative spelling of?
Wadhook is the alternative spelling of wad hook.

Words near wadhook in the dictionary

  1. wadge
  2. wadges
  3. Wadham
  4. Wadhamite
  5. Wadhamites
  6. wadhook
  7. wadhooks
  8. Wadhurst
  9. Wadhwa
  10. Wadhwani
  11. Wadhwanis

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