boat hook

1. 1.

   pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats

   Broaderhook

Questions about boat hook

What does boat hook mean?

boat hook means "pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats".

Is boat hook a common word?

boat hook is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.