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hook·er [ hkər ] (plural hook·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fishing boat: a commercial fishing vessel that uses hooks and lines instead of nets

2. cargo boat: a large cargo boat with several sails, formerly used off the western coast of Ireland and now used as a pleasure craft

3. shabby boat: an old, shabby, or ungraceful boat

[Mid-17th century. < Dutch hoeker, shortening of Middle Dutch hoeckboot "fishing boat" < hoec "fishhook"]
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