"spring hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spring hooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring hook (plural spring hooks)
  1. (fishing) An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-spring_hook-en-noun-5IYBqvgw Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  2. A latch or door-hook with a spring-catch for keeping it fast in the staple.
    Sense id: en-spring_hook-en-noun-vZwpzaQj
  3. (locomotive engines) One of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
    Sense id: en-spring_hook-en-noun-RuHLH-6p

Inflected forms

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