Dictionary

boathook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbəʊtˌhʊk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈboʊtˌhʊk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From boat + hook.

Meanings

1. A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
   • After that, Hanukkah curled up on the steps of the mosque and withdrew into sleep and his dream of Sarah, of the faint smell of burning sandalwood when she took his head into her lap, a dream from which Amram’s horny toe now dislodged him with all the tenderness of a boathook. 2007 March 11, Michael Chabon, “Gentlemen of the Road”, in New York Times:
2. (broadly) A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.

Forms

Synonyms

pole hook · gaff · setter · setting pole · hitcher

Translations (39)

sv båtshake (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · uk баго́р (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · nb båtshake (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ru отпо́рный крюк (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · es bichero (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · de Bootshaken (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · pl bosak (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ru баго́р (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · sh čȁklja (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · nn båtshake (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ru шлю́почный крюк (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ru очепо́к (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · fr gaffe (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ru баго́р-отпо́рник (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · de Boothaken (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · uk оче́па (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ro cange (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · be баго́р (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · fi venekeksi (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · fr harpin (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · pl osęk (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · da bådshage (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · it mezzomarinaro (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · et pootshaak (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · pl osęka (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · nl bootshaak (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ca bitxero (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · el αρπάγη (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ca gafa (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · pt bicheiro (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · sh ча̏кља (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · hu csáklya (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · it alighiero (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · gl bicheiro (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · bg ка́нджа (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · ru о́чеп (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · am የጀልባ መንጠቆ (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · csb bąsôk (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole) · it gaffa (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole)