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Fishhook Fastening Crossword Clue

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adjective

• Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.

• Quick-witted; witty.

• Harsh; severe.

noun

• A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.

verb

• To tie a hook to the end of a fishing line with a snell knot.

29%10 Like a fishhook or thorn in appearance
adjective satellite

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

29%10 Resembling a fishhook
adjective satellite

• shaped in the form of a hook

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New York Times25 Aug 1984 Down 30
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