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BOAT HOOK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does boat hook mean?
• BOAT HOOK (noun)
The noun BOAT HOOK has 1 sense:
1. pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
Familiarity information: BOAT HOOK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("boat hook" is a kind of...):
hook (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
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