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Catchword for “bitch hook”
Catchword: bitch hook
Filed Under: ,
Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Bitch hook. All-purpose quick-release hook for use with tractor and chain. Tha [sic] name comes from a hole in one end of the slot in the long, central part of the device. After the hook is dropped over the towing mechanism, a chain may be pulled through the hole, then allowed to slide down the slot until it catches. When it is pulled back up to the hole, it releases quickly.
Author:
Lewis J. Poteet
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Talking Country
Dateline:
Québec
Date of Publication:
1992
Originally published in:
Original Article, Document, or Publication Title:
“Talking Country”
Original Author:
John Mahoney
Original Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Log Cabin Chronicles
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