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hookkeeper en · NOUN

Etymology

From hook + keeper.

Meanings

1. A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.
   • I've used it in my thread work, such as a group of three single- thread inlays in guide wraps and/or hookkeeper wraps. 1988, Dale P. Clemens., Advanced Custom Rod Building, page 108:
   • The hookkeeper is located just above the handle and is standard equipment on most rods. 2002, Cathy Beck., Cathy Beck's Fly-Fishing Handbook, page 7:
   • Alignment is a matter of choice, but most rod-builders place the hookkeeper in line with the guides. 1999, C. Boyd Pfeiffer., The Complete Book of Tackle-Making, page 462:

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