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11Hook squid — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …
12Hook wrench — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …
13Hook 'em Horns — is the slogan and hand signal of The University of Texas at Austin. Students and alumni of the university employ a greeting consisting of the phrase Hook em or Hook em Horns and also use the phrase as a parting good bye or as the closing line in… …
14Hook's Drug Stores — was an Indianapolis, Indiana based drug store chain which was founded in 1900 by John A. Hook. The chain flourished throughout central Indiana for most of the 20th century before being acquired by Revco which was in turn acquired by CVS. Many… …
15hook — [hook] n. [ME < OE hoc, akin to HAKE, MDu hoec, ON hakr < IE base * keg , peg for hanging] 1. a curved or bent piece of metal, wood, etc. used to catch, hold, or pull something; specif., a) a curved piece of wire or bone with a barbed end,… …
16HOOK, SIDNEY — (1902–1989), U.S. philosopher. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Hook received his B.A. from the City College of New York and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he was a student of John Dewey. Hook began to teach at New York University… …
17Hook (diacritic) — For other meanings of hook, see Hook (disambiguation). ̉ Hook Diacritics accent acute …
18Hook (video game) — Hook is the name of four unrelated video games released in 1992 that were based on the film of the same name. Hook by IremIn this arcade beat em up from Irem, the objective was to save Peter Pan s children from the evil Captain Hook. The player… …
19Hook (Transformers) — Hook is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. Due to their inability to trademark the name Hook, Hasbro changed the names of all homages of Hook to either Hightower or Wideload. Transformers: Generation 1Transformers… …
20Hook flash — (sometimes labeled flash ) is a button on a telephone that simulates quickly hanging up then picking up again (a quick off hook/on hook/off hook cycle). This action can signal the telephone exchange to do something. A common use of hook flash is… …
