"fish hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fish hooks [plural]
Etymology: (IPA character): Named because of its superficial resemblance to the hooks used in fishing. Etymology templates: {{sense|IPA character}} (IPA character): Head templates: {{en-noun}} fish hook (plural fish hooks)
  1. alternative form of fishhook (a hook used in fishing) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fishhook (extra: a hook used in fishing)
    Sense id: en-fish_hook-en-noun-yphxiojc
  2. The International Phonetic Alphabet /ɾ/ character LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK, used to represent an alveolar tap.
    Sense id: en-fish_hook-en-noun-QPa9z-BB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

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