boathook

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a long pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel to push off obstacles or catch a line, buoy, boat, or floating object

   A deckhand caught the mooring line with a boathook as the vessel approached the quay.

A transparent compound of boat + hook. The tool combines a pole with a metal hook or point and has long been used for maneuvering small craft, fending off obstacles, and retrieving lines or objects from the water.

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