yen-hok
yen-hok noun: a hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.
Noun
yen-hok (plural yen-hoks)
- A hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.
- He would dip the point of the yen hok into a jar of dark-brown gooey stuff that looked like tar [opium], then hold a drop over the flame until it began to swell up like a tiny balloon, adding more to it now and then.1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Quit Foolin’ with That Comb”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 46
Forms of yen-hok
| plural | yen-hoks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yen-hock |
Origin of yen-hok
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Questions about yen-hok
- What does yen-hok mean?
- Yen-hok means a hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.
- What part of speech is yen-hok?
- Yen-hok is a noun.
- What is the plural of yen-hok?
- The plural of yen-hok is yen-hoks.
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