"spoon-hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spoon-hooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spoon-hook (plural spoon-hooks)
  1. Alternative form of spoon hook Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spoon hook
    Sense id: en-spoon-hook-en-noun-bZ-7iQSx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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