buttonhook

buttonhook
/but"n hook'/, n.
a small, usually metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves, dresses, breeches, etc.
[1865-70; BUTTON + HOOK]

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  • buttonhook — n. small metal hook used for buttoning gloves and shoes …   English contemporary dictionary

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