fishhook

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

The English word “fishhook” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
A jack (type of playing card).

verb

To impale with a fishhook.
To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

Etymology

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.

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