hookset

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noun

A sharp motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" the hook firmly into the mouth of the fish that has taken the bait.

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Meanings

nounhookset (plural hooksets)

plural hooksets

  1. fishingA sharp motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" the hook firmly into the mouth of the fish that has taken the bait.

Origin

From hook + set.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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