cant hook

noun

A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.

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Meanings

nouncant hook (plural cant hooks)

plural cant hooks

  1. A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.

    Synonyms: cant-dog

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.

Similar
cant-dog
Also see
cant-dogpeavy

Translations

German Wendehaken
  • Wendehakentool used for handling and moving logs
Irish luamhán crúca
  • luamhán crúcatool used for handling and moving logs
Cite this entry
APA

cant hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cant%20hook

MLA

“cant hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cant%20hook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cant hook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cant%20hook.

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