Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinhook

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
pin-hook
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple fishhook made from a pin.

verb

To buy young racehorses in order to resell them later for profit.

Etymology

pin + hook

Inflected Forms

pinhooks (plural) pinhooks (present, singular) pinhooking (participle, present) pinhooked (participle, past) pinhooked (past)

Derived Forms

pinhooker

Questions

What does pinhook mean?
A simple fishhook made from a pin.
Where does pinhook come from?
pin + hook

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