boat hook

noun

a hook mounted at the end of a pole, used to pull or push boats toward or away from a landing, to pick up a mooring, etc.

Origin of boat hook

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby boat hook

boatbuilder, boat deck, boat drill, boatel, boater, boat hook, boathouse, boatie, boating, boatlift, boatload

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Example sentences from the Web for boat hook

Sometimes we could almost touch with our boat-hook the shelving banks on either side.
Child Life in Prose|Various
The Doctor, who would rather have taken the water-hazard himself, passed over the boat-hook.
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo
Dory had noticed this fact; and, taking the boat-hook, he had thrust it down into the sand, and held her.
All Adrift|Oliver Optic
I shall rig a new sprit; there's the boat-hook, which will make a very good one; it is just the right length.
Little By Little|William Taylor Adams

On the title page I found an engraving of myself, as I appeared while hovering over the planet, accompanied by boat-hook and rope.
Niels Klim's journey under the ground|Baron Ludvig Holberg

British Dictionary definitions for boat hook

boathook

/ (ˈbəʊtˌhʊk) /

noun

a pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel for fending off other vessels or obstacles or for catching a line or mooring buoy

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单词	boat hook
释义	boat hook noun a hook mounted at the end of a pole, used to pull or push boats toward or away from a landing, to pick up a mooring, etc. Origin of boat hook First recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby boat hook boatbuilder, boat deck, boat drill, boatel, boater, boat hook, boathouse, boatie, boating, boatlift, boatload Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boat hook Sometimes we could almost touch with our boat-hook the shelving banks on either side. Child Life in Prose\|Various The Doctor, who would rather have taken the water-hazard himself, passed over the boat-hook. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North\|Fullerton Waldo Dory had noticed this fact; and, taking the boat-hook, he had thrust it down into the sand, and held her. All Adrift\|Oliver Optic I shall rig a new sprit; there's the boat-hook, which will make a very good one; it is just the right length. Little By Little\|William Taylor Adams On the title page I found an engraving of myself, as I appeared while hovering over the planet, accompanied by boat-hook and rope. Niels Klim's journey under the ground\|Baron Ludvig Holberg British Dictionary definitions for boat hook boathook / (ˈbəʊtˌhʊk) / noun a pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel for fending off other vessels or obstacles or for catching a line or mooring buoy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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