armhook
English
noun
Definitions
- A hook-like projection on the arm of a cephalopod, such as on the armhook squid (Gonatus fabricii).
- (folk dancing) A movement in which two people hook arms at the elbow and turn around each other.
- A hook for maneuvering something using the arm.
Etymology
Compound from English arm (poor, the upper limb of the body, equip with a weapon) + English hook (qualifier).
Origin
English
hook
Gloss
qualifier
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftarm English
- arm English
- arm-twisting English
- arm-wrestle English
- armable English
- armband English
- armbar English
- armbinder English
- armbone English
- armbrace English
- armchair English
- armed English
- armest English
- armeth English
- armful English
- armgaunt English
- armguard English
- armhole English
- armlength English
- armless English
- armlet English
- armlike English
- armload English
- armlock English
- armlong English
- armpiece English
- armpit English
- armrack English
- armrest English
- armring English
- armscye English
- armshield English
- armstand English
- armth English
- armwear English
- baithook English
- billhook English
- boathook English
- boothook English
- breasthook English
- bullhook English
- butthook English
- buttonhook English
- coathook English
- counterarm English
- crankarm English
- crossarm English
- dearm English
- dehook English
- enarm English
- eyehook English
- firearm English
- firehook English
- fishhook English
- fleshhook English
- foothook English
- forearm English
- forehook English
- grapplehook English
- heddle hook English
- hook English
- hook maneuver English
- hookable English
- hookbill English
- hooked English
- hooker English
- hookest English
- hooketh English
- hookgun English
- hookkeeper English
- hookless English
- hooklet English
- hooklike English
- hookman English
- hooknose English
- hookset English
- hookswitch English
- hookthorn English
- hooktip English
- hooktop English
- hookworm English
- interarm English
- longarm English
- microhook English
- midarm English
- multiarm English
- nuthook English
- outarm English
- overarm English
- pothook English
- pre-hook English
- prearm English
- rearm English
- rehook English
- roundarm English
- shavehook English
- sheephook English
- shithook English
- sidearm English
- skyhook English
- strong-arm English
- swingarm English
- switchhook English
- tailhook English
- tenterhook English
- tonearm English
- unarm English
- underarm English
- unhook English
- webhook English
- wolf hook English
- yardarm English
- hukki Finnish
- Arm German
- хук Russian
- フック Japanese
- arm Middle English
- hoke Middle English
- huk Tok Pisin
- hukim Tok Pisin
- aa'm Gullah
- arm
- hook
- unarm
- armth
- rearm
- armed
- enarm
- dearm
- hooked
- aftarm
- hooker
- rehook
- outarm
- armeth
- armest
- armful
- armbar
- armpit
- dehook
- prearm
- armlet
- midarm
- unhook
- hooklet
- pothook
- armring
- armlong
- armlock
- webhook
- armrest
- skyhook
- armscye
- hookset
- armbone
- hookest
- forearm
- armless
- longarm
- armlike
- hookman
- hooktip
- firearm
- eyehook
- hookgun
- hooketh
- armwear
- armrack
- armband
- nuthook
- armhole
- armload
- tonearm
- overarm
- hooktop
- sidearm
- yardarm
- armable
- multiarm
- shithook
- pre-hook
- swingarm
- tailhook
- armstand
- hooknose
- fishhook
- armgaunt
- crankarm
- armbrace
- hooklike
- hookbill
- billhook
- butthook
- roundarm
- bullhook
- underarm
- boothook
- boathook
- armchair
- baithook
- crossarm
- coathook
- hookless
- forehook
- firehook
- foothook
- interarm
- armguard
- hookable
- armpiece
- hookworm
- microhook
- fleshhook
- hookthorn
- armshield
- armlength
- wolf hook
- armbinder
- sheephook
- shavehook
- tenterhook
- switchhook
- counterarm
- strong-arm
- hookkeeper
- breasthook
- hookswitch
- buttonhook
- arm-wrestle
- grapplehook
- heddle hook
- arm-twisting
- hook maneuver