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hack-hook
hack-hook n.
Brit. 
/ˈhakhʊk/
, /ˈhakhʊk/U.S. /ˈhækˌhʊk/
chiefly English regional (now rare) a curved hook on a long handle, used to trim vegetation or cut peas, beans, etc./ˈhækˌhʊk/ΘΚΠ
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hedge-bill1497
hedging-bill1497
staff-hook?1523
plashing-bill?a1549
plashing-tool?a1549
hack-hook1771
rice knife1858
splasher1868
hedge trimmer1871
splashing-bill1899
1771 Middlesex Jrnl. 3 Sept. 1/2 A marine..detected in stealing apples..was pursued by the man with a hack-hook.
1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms Hack-hook, a kind of crooked bill fastened to a long handle, used to cut peas or tares, and also to trim hedges.
1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Hack-hook, a curved hook with a long handle, used for cutting peas and tares, or trimming hedges.
1958 Times 16 Aug. 7/6 Fagging-hook, frostbeck, hack-hook..are some of the variations on a single agricultural theme.
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