pinhook

1 of 2

noun

: a fishhook made from a pin

pinhook

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

: to act as a pinhooker

Word History

Etymology

Noun

pin entry 1 + hook, noun

Intransitive verb

back-formation, from pinhooker

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