BUTTONHOOK

buttonhook

(noun) a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

buttonhook (plural buttonhooks)

(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.

A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.

(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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