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gang hook — gang′ hook n. spo a fishhook with several points that is made by joining the shanks of two or three hooks • Etymology: 1625–35, amer … From formal English to slang
gang hook — ☆ gang hook n. a multiple fishhook consisting of several, usually three, hooks with their shanks joined … English World dictionary
gang hook — noun Etymology: gang (I) + hook : two or three fishhooks with their shanks joined together * * * Angling. a hook with several points, made by joining the shanks of two or three hooks. [1625 35, Amer.] * * * gang hook, two or three fishhooks… … Useful english dictionary
gang hook — noun Date: circa 1934 two or three fishhooks with their shanks joined together … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hook and Ladder — can refer to:*hook and ladder, a type of fire apparatus * hook and ladder, or hook and lateral, a type of novelty play used in American football * Hook and Ladder (1924 film), a 1924 film starring Hoot Gibson * Hook and Ladder (1932 film), a 1932 … Wikipedia
gang|ing — «GAN jihng», noun. 1. the act of fastening a fishhook to the line. 2. a section or part of a fishing line to the free end of which a hook is ganged … Useful english dictionary
Hook and Ladder (1932 film) — Infobox Film name = Hook and Ladder image size = caption = director = Robert F. McGowan producer = Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach writer = Robert A. McGowan Hal Roach H. M. Walker narrator = starring = music = Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley… … Wikipedia
Hook Gang — The Hook Gang was a New York street gang and later river pirates during the late nineteenth century. The Hook Gang was formed during the mid 1860s following the American Civil War. Based from New York s Corlears Hook waterfront of the East River … Wikipedia
hook up — Synonyms and related words: act in concert, act together, affiliate, ally, amalgamate, associate, band, band together, be in cahoots, be in league, bridle, bunch, bunch up, cabal, cement a union, centralize, club, club together, coact, coalesce,… … Moby Thesaurus
hook — I. vb 1. British to steal. This euphemism, which is still in use in London working class speech, is at least 200 years old. The h is almost invariably dropped. ► She managed to hook a few videotapes. Barry s been out hookin again. (Recorded,… … Contemporary slang
