gorge hook

noun

Two hooks separated by a piece of lead.

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Meanings

noungorge hook (plural gorge hooks)

plural gorge hooks

  1. fishingTwo hooks separated by a piece of lead.

    The gorge hook consists of two, or what is called a double Eel hook: to the shank of the book is fastened about two or three inches of brass wire twisted, the end of which forms a loop

    1841, Thomas Frederick Salter, The Troller's Guide […]
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APA

gorge hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorge%20hook

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“gorge hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorge%20hook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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