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Hookkeeper

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hookmakernounA manufacturer of hooks.
agraffenounA hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is held so as to limit the vibration.
heddle hooknounA hooked implement used to thread a strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle.
drawhooknoun(rail transport) A coupling hook.
hookmakingnounThe manufacture of hooks.
hooknounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
tenter hooknounAlternative form of tenterhook. [One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.]
tenterhooknounOne of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
buttonhooknoun(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
chokernoun(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
keckling(nautical) To wind rope or chains around (a cable etc.) to protect its surface from friction, abrasion, or ice.
hooklingnoun(historical, rare) A process, similar to knitting or crocheting, for fashioning garments.
tenter-hooknounAlternative form of tenterhook. [One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.]
cant hooknounA traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.
clove hooknounAn iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails.
rein hooknounA hook on a gig-saddle for holding the checkrein.
bench hooknounA device used on a woodworking bench to hold a workpiece in place
warping hooknounA ropemakers' hook used in twisting rope-yarns.
billhooknounAn agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
weedhooknounAlternative form of weed hook. [A gardening tool containing a hook, used for cutting away or uprooting weeds.]

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