spring hook

English

Noun

spring hook (plural spring hooks)

  1. (fishing) An angler's snap-hook or spear-hook.
  2. A latch or door-hook with a spring-catch for keeping it fast in the staple.
  3. (locomotive engines) One of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
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