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Eyehole :: Eyehole (n.) A circular opening to recive a hook, cord, ring, or rope; an eyelet..

Needle :: Needle (n.) A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting..

Leaper :: Leaper (n.) A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

Hitch :: Hitch (n.) A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement..

Hooky :: Hooky (a.) Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.

Hooker :: Hooker (n.) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland..

Hookey :: Hookey (n.) See Hockey.

Accroach :: Accroach (v. t.) To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook..

Subadvocate :: Subaduncate (a.) Somewhat hooked or curved.

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube..

Pothook :: Pothook (n.) An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire.

Macaw :: Macaw (n.) Any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. About eighteen species are known, all of them American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted..

Epignathous :: Epignathous (a.) Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.

Myzostomata :: Myzostomata (n. pl.) An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side..

Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter..

Hooked :: Hooked (a.) Having the form of a hook; curvated; as, the hooked bill of a bird..

Hook-billed :: Hook-billed (a.) Having a strongly curved bill.

Crochet :: Crochet (n.) A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively..

Hamous :: Hamous () Having the end hooked or curved.

Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..

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