"spoonhook" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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