firehook

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noun

a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.

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Meanings

nounfirehook (plural firehooks)

plural firehooks

  1. datedhistoricala long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.

Origin

From fire + hook.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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