cant hook

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kant hoo k]
- /kænt hʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kant hoo k]
- /kænt hʊk/

Definitions of cant hook words

noun cant hook a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs 3
noun cant hook a wooden lever with a movable iron hook and a blunt, often toothed tip near the lower end, used chiefly for grasping and canting, or turning over logs. 1
noun cant hook A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs. 0

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Origin of cant hook

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Cant hook

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cant hook popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for cant hook

noun cant hook

tentacle — Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
paw — father; pa.
talon — a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
nipper — a person or thing that nips.
crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.

All 17 Synonyms of cant hook