buttonhook

but·ton·hook

 (bŭt′n-ho͝ok′)

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

(Tools) a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc

but•ton•hook

(ˈbʌt nˌhʊk)

n.

a small, usu. metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves.

[1865–70]

Buttonhook

A small diameter metal rod a few inches long with a handle on one end and a hook on the other end. The main use of the buttonhook was to help in fastening shoe buttons. The rod with the hook on the end could be stuck through a buttonhole, hooked around the appropriate button, and used to pull the button through the hole.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

buttonhook - a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

Translations

abotonadorabrochador

buttonhook

[ˈbʌtnhʊk] N → abotonador m