Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishhook

/ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: fish-hook
IPA: /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.

noun

A jack (type of playing card).

Slang

verb

To impale with a fishhook.

Transitive verb

verb

To bend back on itself like a fishhook.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The two basic types of fishhooks are almost equally represented within the site, with composite fishhooks exhibiting only a slightly higher relative frequency than that of bentwoods."
"Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind."

Etymology

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fisch-hook, *fischōc

Usage

Inflected Forms

fishhooks (plural) fish hook (alternative) fish-hook (alternative) fishhooks (present, singular) fishhooking (participle, present) fishhooked (participle, past) fishhooked (past)

Phrases

fishhook flea fishhook theory

Synonyms

angle fishing hook hook

Questions

How do you pronounce fishhook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/.
What does fishhook mean?: A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
Where does fishhook come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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