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fishhook

English

Alternative forms

  • fish hook

Etymology

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fisch?c (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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f???h?k/

Noun

fishhook (plural fishhooks)

  1. a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing
    Synonyms: angle, fishing hook, hook
  2. (slang) a jack (the playing card)

Translations

References

  • Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN

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baiter

English

Etymology

bait +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

baiter (plural baiters)

  1. Agent noun of bait; one who baits, as a fishhook.
    • 1853, Lorenzo Sabine, Thomas Corwin, Report on the Principal Fisheries of the American Seas, p. 183:
      The baiter stands amidships, with the bait-box outside the rail: with a tin pint nailed to a long handle he begins throwing out bait, while every man stands to his berth.
  2. (Internet, slang) A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses.

See also

  • flamer
  • troll

Anagrams

  • barite, rebait, terbia, tiebar

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