gorge hook

gorge hook
1. a fishhook with two barbed prongs; a hook made by fastening two hooks back to back at the shanks.
2. gorge (def. 8).
[1865-70]

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  • gorge hook — noun 1. : gorge 5 2. : a hook having two barbs : two hooks with shanks joined together * * * 1. a fishhook with two barbed prongs; a hook made by fastening two hooks back to back at the shanks. 2. gorge (def. 8). [1865 70] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gorge — Gorge, n. [F. gorge, LL. gorgia, throat, narrow pass, and gorga abyss, whirlpool, prob. fr. L. gurgea whirlpool, gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, g[.r] to devour. Cf. {Gorget}.] 1. The throat; the gullet; the canal by which food passes to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • gorge — gorge1 gorgeable, adj. gorgedly /gawr jid lee/, adv. gorger, n. /gawrj/, n., v., gorged, gorging. n. 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs. 2. a small canyon. 3 …   Universalium

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  • Gorge — Gorge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gorged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gorging}.] [F. gorger. See {Gorge}, n.] 1. To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities. [1913 Webster] The fish has gorged the hook. Johnson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Circle of the gorge — Gorge Gorge, n. [F. gorge, LL. gorgia, throat, narrow pass, and gorga abyss, whirlpool, prob. fr. L. gurgea whirlpool, gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, g[.r] to devour. Cf. {Gorget}.] 1. The throat; the gullet; the canal by which food… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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