Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wad hook

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
wad hook
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm

Inflected Forms

wad hooks (plural) wad-hook (alternative) wadhook (alternative)

Phrases

cleaning rod

Frequently Paired Words

cleaning rod

Synonyms

spiral worm gun worm packing worm wad coil

Questions

What does wad hook mean?
two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm

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