ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Firehook

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Firehook is a noun meaning (dated, historical) a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.

Meaning

(dated, historical) a long pole with a hook at the end, used to pull down buildings and roof thatch to suppress a fire.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include boathook, pot-hook, pothook, boat hook, nut-hook, fishhook.

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