fish hook

See also: fishhook

English

Etymology

(IPA character): Named because of its superficial resemblance to the hooks used in fishing.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

fish hook (plural fish hooks)

  1. alternative form of fishhook (a hook used in fishing)
  2. The template Template:rfv-sense does not use the parameter(s): 
    reason=Several IPA characters contain so-called "fishhooks". Moreover, Unicode uses "fishhook" without a space.
    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.    (Can we verify(+) this sense?) The International Phonetic Alphabet /ɾ/ character LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK, used to represent an alveolar tap.
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