- sheephook
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English shephoke, from shep, sheep sheep + hoke, hok hook: a shepherd's crook
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sheephook
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Sheephook — Sheep hook , n. A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd s crook. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheephook — noun crook, a staff used by shepherds … Wiktionary
Mourne — (m[=o]rn), n. [See 2d {Morne}.] The armed or feruled end of a staff; in a sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is attached. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
