Definitions for boat hook

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

boat′ hook`(n.)

  1. a hook mounted on a pole, used to maneuver boats, pick up a mooring, etc.

    Category: Nautical, Navy

Origin of boat hook:

1605–15

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boat hook(noun)

    pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats


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