HOOKLIKE

hooklike, hooked

(adjective) having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold); “hooklike thorns”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hooklike (comparative more hooklike, superlative most hooklike)

Resembling a hook.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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