beadhook

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

beadhook (plural beadhooks)

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