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Switchhook

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hook switchnounAlternative form of hookswitch. [The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.]
hookswitchnounThe spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.
spring hooknoun(fishing) An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook.
jackknife switchnounSynonym of knife switch.
togglenounA toggle switch.
knife switchnounA switch used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit, consisting of a hinge which allows a metal lever, or knife, to be lifted from or inserted into a slot or jaw to break or make electrical contact.
jacknounA coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
mousing hooknounA hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
hooknounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
skyhooknounA helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.
bidhooknounAlternative form of beadhook. [(nautical) A kind of boat-hook.]
chicken buttonnoun(informal) Synonym of chicken switch.
sister hooknounEither of a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other.
boothooknounA hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.
canthooknounAlternative form of cant hook. [A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.]
nut-hooknoun(obsolete) Alternative form of nuthook. [A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.]
pruninghooknounAlternative form of pruning hook. [billhook]
pruning-hooknounAlternative spelling of pruning hook. [billhook]
bid hooknounA small boathook.
pot-hooknounAlternative spelling of pothook. [An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire.]

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