sheer hook
noun
: an arrangement of heavy hooks usually on a pole and with the inner surfaces sharpened formerly used to seize and cut an enemy ship's rigging
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sherhok, from sheren to shear + hok hook
| 单词 | sheer hook |
| 释义 | sheer hooknoun : an arrangement of heavy hooks usually on a pole and with the inner surfaces sharpened formerly used to seize and cut an enemy ship's rigging Word HistoryEtymology Middle English sherhok, from sheren to shear + hok hook |
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