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Webster 1828 Edition


Firehook

FI'REHOOK

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Noun.
A large hook for pulling down building in conflagrations.

Definition 2024


firehook

firehook

English

Noun

firehook (plural firehooks)

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