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Fishhooks End Crossword Clue

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noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• the pointed part of barbed wire

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

verb

• provide with barbs

42%10Fishhooks are often baited with these
noun

• terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

33%8 Device using a series of fishhooks
noun

• a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

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    noun
  • • An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • • The pointed part of barbed wire
  • • A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  • • One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
  • verb
  • • Provide with barbs

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New York Times15 Mar 1999 Across 10
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