Definition of Fishhooks

1. Noun. (plural of fishhook) ¹

2. Noun. (slang) A pair of jacks (the playing card) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fishhooks

1. fishhook [n] - See also: fishhook

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishhooks

fisheyes
fishfinder
fishfinders
fishfinding
fishflies
fishfly
fishful
fishgig
fishgigs
fishhawk
fishhawks
fishhead
fishheads
fishhood
fishhook
fishhooks (current term)
fishie
fishier
fishies
fishiest
fishified
fishifies
fishify
fishifying
fishily
fishin'
fishiness
fishinesses
fishing
fishing boat

Literary usage of Fishhooks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prevention of Disease and Care of the Sick: How to Keep Well and what to Do by William Gordon Stimpson, Milton Hugh Foster (1919)
"WOUNDS CAUSED BY fishhooks. When the barbed end of a fishhook has entered the flesh, do not attempt to remove it by pulling it directly out. ..."

2. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Net-dies, pins, fishhooks, etc., displayed in a glass case, ... Needles, sewing machine needles, fishhooks, etc.; sail tools and fancy needle cases. ..."

3. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"Needles, pins, fishhooks, etc.. displayed in a glass case, forming model of the ... Needles, sewing machine needles, fishhooks, etc.; sail tools and fancy ..."

4. The Metal Objects (1952-1989) by Isabelle K. Raubitschek (1998)
"The fishhooks 453 and 454 have the same shape: sharp barbs and no eyes. It seems that they were dedications to judge from their ..."

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