pin-hookn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnhʊk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌ(h)ʊk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, hook n.¹

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + hook n.¹

Chiefly U.S.

A. n.

A small hook made from or resembling a pin, esp. one used for fishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > hook > [noun] > other types of hook

pin-hook1755

Kirby1804

Limerick1810

sneck-bend1816

Limerick1835

sniggle1837

Aberdeen1845

Aberdeen hook1846

sockdolager1848

Sproat bend1867

squid-jigger1875

Sproat1876

squid jig1883

snag-hook1936

1755 Jrnl. Doddington East-Indiaman 10 Aug. in B. Plaisted Jrnl. Calcutta to Busserah (ed. 2) 247 Caught as many Fish with a Pin-hook as served ten Men for Supper.

1766 B. Franklin Let. 6 Apr. in Writings (1987) 819 There is also an Ivory Knob to each, to which she may..hang a Pinhook to fasten her plain work to like the Hooks on her Weight.

1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 386/2 Ellen used to fish there for minnoes with a pin-hook.

1889 Overland Monthly May 558/1 The luck that enables the urchin to catch fish with a thread and a pin-hook.

1970 Country Life 17–24 Dec. 1199/1 Losing..a string of sausages to..a tramp with a pin-hook on a piece of string.

1998 J C Penney Home Coll. Catal. 43/1 Add pole rings and pin hooks to hang pinch-pleated curtains.

B. adj.

†1. figurative. Insignificant, paltry. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life 207 In this hunt every..little pin-hook lawyer was engaged.

1860 C. W. Thomas Adventures & Observ. on West Coast Afr. 432 That would be a pin-hook business, replies one.

1890 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 1 May The protectionists hold out this naked pinhook duty on corn.

2. That uses a (fishing) hook made from or resembling a pin; consisting of a hook or hooks of this type. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1854 Ladies' Repository June 275/1 In company with the pin-hook angler, we may class the fisher with a golden hook, or the man who applies great means to effect very small results.

1897 Outing 30 439 This fish ranks among the first victims of pin-hook wiles.

1922 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 12 July 8/2 (heading) Can't land big ones with pin hook tackle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-hook
释义	pin-hookn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɪnhʊk/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌ(h)ʊk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, hook n.¹ Etymology: < pin n.¹ + hook n.¹ Chiefly U.S. A. n. A small hook made from or resembling a pin, esp. one used for fishing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > hook > [noun] > other types of hook pin-hook1755 Kirby1804 Limerick1810 sneck-bend1816 Limerick1835 sniggle1837 Aberdeen1845 Aberdeen hook1846 sockdolager1848 Sproat bend1867 squid-jigger1875 Sproat1876 squid jig1883 snag-hook1936 1755 Jrnl. Doddington East-Indiaman 10 Aug. in B. Plaisted Jrnl. Calcutta to Busserah (ed. 2) 247 Caught as many Fish with a Pin-hook as served ten Men for Supper. 1766 B. Franklin Let. 6 Apr. in Writings (1987) 819 There is also an Ivory Knob to each, to which she may..hang a Pinhook to fasten her plain work to like the Hooks on her Weight. 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 386/2 Ellen used to fish there for minnoes with a pin-hook. 1889 Overland Monthly May 558/1 The luck that enables the urchin to catch fish with a thread and a pin-hook. 1970 Country Life 17–24 Dec. 1199/1 Losing..a string of sausages to..a tramp with a pin-hook on a piece of string. 1998 J C Penney Home Coll. Catal. 43/1 Add pole rings and pin hooks to hang pinch-pleated curtains. B. adj. †1. figurative. Insignificant, paltry. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life 207 In this hunt every..little pin-hook lawyer was engaged. 1860 C. W. Thomas Adventures & Observ. on West Coast Afr. 432 That would be a pin-hook business, replies one. 1890 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 1 May The protectionists hold out this naked pinhook duty on corn. 2. That uses a (fishing) hook made from or resembling a pin; consisting of a hook or hooks of this type. Now rare. ΚΠ 1854 Ladies' Repository June 275/1 In company with the pin-hook angler, we may class the fisher with a golden hook, or the man who applies great means to effect very small results. 1897 Outing 30 439 This fish ranks among the first victims of pin-hook wiles. 1922 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 12 July 8/2 (heading) Can't land big ones with pin hook tackle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1755
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