grabbit hookn.

Forms:

α. 1900s– grabbit boathook, 1900s– grab-it boathook (rare), 1900s– grabit boathook.

β. 1900s– grabbit hook, 1900s– grabit hook.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grab v., it pron., boat hook n.; hook n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms apparently < grab v. + it pron. + boat hook n.; in β. forms apparently < grab v. + it pron. + hook n.¹, probably with allusion to grab-hook n. at grab n.² Compounds 2.The first element is also found as a simplex (synonymous with grabbit hook) and occasionally in other compounds (e.g. grabbit device). A UK patent for the mechanism was awarded in 1924, but this does not use the word.

= grab-hook n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > boat-hook

boat hook1485

bead-hook1600

hitcher1630

screw hook1688

grabbit hook1936

1936 J. Grierson High Failure v. 92 I made fast, to the first small buoy which I could see, by means of the Grabbit boathook and my special gear for mooring-up single-handed.

1948 Shell Aviation News cxxv. 20/3 The pilot using a short boathook fitted with a grabbit hook engages the strop on the buoy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grabbit hook
释义	grabbit hookn. Forms: α. 1900s– grabbit boathook, 1900s– grab-it boathook (rare), 1900s– grabit boathook. β. 1900s– grabbit hook, 1900s– grabit hook. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grab v., it pron., boat hook n.; hook n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms apparently < grab v. + it pron. + boat hook n.; in β. forms apparently < grab v. + it pron. + hook n.¹, probably with allusion to grab-hook n. at grab n.² Compounds 2.The first element is also found as a simplex (synonymous with grabbit hook) and occasionally in other compounds (e.g. grabbit device). A UK patent for the mechanism was awarded in 1924, but this does not use the word. = grab-hook n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > boat-hook boat hook1485 bead-hook1600 hitcher1630 screw hook1688 grabbit hook1936 1936 J. Grierson High Failure v. 92 I made fast, to the first small buoy which I could see, by means of the Grabbit boathook and my special gear for mooring-up single-handed. 1948 Shell Aviation News cxxv. 20/3 The pilot using a short boathook fitted with a grabbit hook engages the strop on the buoy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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