spring hook

noun

An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook.

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Meanings

nounspring hook (plural spring hooks)

plural spring hooks

  1. fishingAn angler's snap-hook or spear-hook.
  2. A latch or door-hook with a spring-catch for keeping it fast in the staple.
  3. locomotive enginesOne of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
Cite this entry
APA

spring hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20hook

MLA

“spring hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20hook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring hook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20hook.

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