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
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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