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boathook

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊtˌhʊk/
  • General-American: /ˈboʊtˌhʊk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: setting pole, gaff, setter, pole hook, hitcher

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pole or rod with such a hook at one end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From boat + hook.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: የጀልባ መንጠቆ (yäǧälba mänṭäḳo) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Belarusian: баго́р (bahór) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Bulgarian: ка́нджа (kándža) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Catalan: bitxero — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Catalan: gafa — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Danish: bådshage — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Dutch: bootshaak — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Estonian: pootshaak — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • French: harpin — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • French: gaffe — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Galician: bicheiro — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • German: Bootshaken — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • German: Boothaken — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Greek: αρπάγη (arpági) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Hungarian: csáklya — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Italian: mezzomarinaro — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Italian: gaffa — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Italian: alighiero — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Kashubian: bąsôk — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: båtshake — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: båtshake — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Polish: osęka — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Polish: osęk — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Polish: bosak — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Portuguese: bicheiro — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Romanian: cange — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Russian: о́чеп (óčep) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Russian: очепо́к (očepók) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Russian: баго́р (bagór) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Russian: баго́р-отпо́рник (bagór-otpórnik) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Russian: шлю́почный крюк (šljúpočnyj krjuk) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Russian: отпо́рный крюк (otpórnyj krjuk) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Serbo-Croatian: ча̏кља — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Serbo-Croatian: čȁklja — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Spanish: bichero — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Swedish: båtshake — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Ukrainian: оче́па (očépa) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole
  • Ukrainian: баго́р (bahór) — hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things — see also setting pole