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hooker
hooker.
1. A fishing vessel which, as its name suggested, was probably used for line fishing. A development of the original ketch, it was a short, tubby little vessel with main- and mizzen-masts, originally square rigged on the main and with a small topsail above a fore-and-aft-rigged sail hoisted on a gaff on the mizzen. It usually set two jibs on a high-steeved bowsprit, and early in the 18th century it became a distinct type of vessel in its own right, as opposed to the generic ketch. The rig was much favoured for Dutch fishing craft. 2. The name is also used, slightly contemptuously, for any vessel when it grows old and slow, or has perhaps come down a bit in the maritime world. |
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"hooker." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hooker." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hooker.html "hooker." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hooker.html |
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hook·er1 / ˈhoŏkər/ • n. 1. inf. a prostitute. 2. Rugby the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum, who tries to hook the ball. hook·er2 • n. a one-masted sailboat of a kind used esp. in Ireland for fishing. ∎ inf. Naut. an old boat. hook·er3 • n. inf. a glass or drink of undiluted brandy, whiskey, or other liquor. |
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"hooker." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hooker." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hooker010.html "hooker." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hooker010.html |
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hooker n. informal an old boat.
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"hooker." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hooker." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hooker.html "hooker." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hooker.html |
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hooker
hooker
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•Junker • onlooker • yarmulke
•Hanukkah • manuka
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•skulker, sulker
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•tearjerker • craftworker
•metalworker • networker
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•teleworker • shopworker • outworker
•homeworker • stoneworker
•woodworker
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"hooker." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hooker." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hooker.html "hooker." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hooker.html |
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