What does with a hook mean?

with a hook

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

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Appended to a statement to indicate that one does not believe it.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

"[…] nor did the cruel sarcasm of "Oh, yes, with a hook!" — which some courtier would throw in — divert her at all from her humble purpose."
"Mr. Bartley thinks himself a capital speech-maker. — (Yes — with a hook.)"

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