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buttonhook

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but·ton·hook  (btn-hk)
n.
1. A small hook for fastening a button on shoes or gloves.
2. Football A pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield and then turns abruptly back toward the line of scrimmage to catch the ball.

buttonhook [ˈbʌtənˌhʊk]
n
(Engineering / Tools) a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc.
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Noun1.buttonhook - a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
Translations
buttonhook [ˈbʌtnhʊk] Nabotonador m


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