Wiktionary
n. The name of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPAchar: /ɾ/) character, used to represent an alveolar tap.
Wikipedia
A fish hook or fishhook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been employed for centuries by fishermen to catch fresh and saltwater fish. In 2005, the fish hook was chosen by Forbes as one of the top twenty tools in the history of man. Fish hooks are normally attached to some form of line or lure device which connects the caught fish to the fisherman. There is an enormous variety of fish hooks in the world of fishing. Sizes, designs, shapes, and materials are all variable depending on the intended purpose of the fish hook. Fish hooks are manufactured for a range of purposes from general fishing to extremely limited and specialized applications. Fish hooks are designed to hold various types of artificial, processed, dead or live baits ( bait fishing); to act as the foundation for artificial representations of fish prey ( fly fishing); or to be attached to or integrated into other devices that represent fish prey ( lure fishing).
Usage examples of "fish hook".
He tied the lead sinker and the stout treble fish hook to the end and lowered it into the crack, Patiently he worked, jigging the hook along the depth of the crack while Hendrick squatted in the small strip of shade under the summit boulders and watched him without offering encouragement.
At sundown I switched to gin and Ackerman broke out a small vial of white powder that he sniffed up his nose off the tip of a number 10 fish hook, then offered the vial to me.
Gone, all gone, he thought dully, remembering how fat Hal's white belly always showed beneath his grease-stained doublet, the long scar the fish hook had left across Will's face, the way Jate always doffed his cap at the women, be they five or fifty, highbom or low.
He watched with satisfaction as a fish hook of anxiety tugged in the necromancer's cheek.