"hookkeeper" meaning in All languages combined

See hookkeeper on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hookkeepers [plural]
Etymology: hook + keeper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hook|keeper}} hook + keeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} hookkeeper (plural hookkeepers)
  1. A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.
    Sense id: en-hookkeeper-en-noun-xhhKZTBH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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