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Meaning of boathook | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.
  2. A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.
    broadly

Equivalents

Ελληνικά αρπαγή
Español bichero
Français gaffe harpin
Nederlands bootshaak
Polski bosak osęk oseka
Português bicheiro
Svenska båtshake
Українська баго́р

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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