beadhook

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English bedocke, *bedhoke, from Old English *beaduhōc (“battle-hook”), from Old English beadu (“battle”) + hōc (“hook”).

Noun[edit]

beadhook (plural beadhooks)

  1. (nautical) A kind of boat-hook.
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