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wolf hooks

wolf hooks is the plural of wolf hook.

Meaning of wolf hook

Noun

wolf hook (plural wolf hooks)

  1. A thunderbolt drawn as a straight-edged runic s with a horizontal bar in the middle and the ends angled at 90 degrees centerwise, now especially when used as a Nazi symbol.
  2. (historical) A kind of trap used to catch wolves, consisting of an upper part resembling a crescent moon, meant to be fastened between tree branches, and a lower part (connected by a chain) in the form of a double hook, meant to be covered with meat and swallowed by a wolf.
    Synonyms:
    wolf's hook, wolfsangel
  3. (broadly) A kind of modern-day assault rifle handle in a similar shape.

Questions about wolf hooks

What is wolf hooks the plural of?
Wolf hooks is the plural of wolf hook.

Words near wolf hooks in the dictionary

  1. wolf fishes
  2. wolf guarding the sheep
  3. wolf herring
  4. wolf herrings
  5. wolf hook
  6. wolf hooks
  7. wolf in a lamb's skin
  8. wolf in one's belly
  9. wolf in one's stomach
  10. wolf in sheep's clothing
  11. wolf in wool

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