beadhook

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noun

A kind of boathook.

OriginMiddle English bedocke ← Old English *beaduhōc →
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Meanings

nounbeadhook (plural beadhooks)

plural beadhooks · alternative beedhook · alternative bidhook

  1. nauticalA kind of boathook.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeadu“battle”
  2. Old English*beaduhōc“battle-hook”
  3. Middle Englishbedocke
  4. Englishbeadhook

From Middle English bedocke, *bedhoke, from Old English *beaduhōc (“battle-hook”), from Old English beadu (“battle”) + hōc (“hook”).

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APA

beadhook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beadhook

MLA

“beadhook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beadhook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beadhook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beadhook.

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