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buttonhook
/ ˈbʌtənˌhʊk /
noun
- a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buttonhook1
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Example Sentences
You must remember that when you accepted me you did not marry a buttonhook.
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Eagerly he felt in his pockets for his knife and buttonhook.
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A buttonhook will then serve admirably in pulling the shoe onto the foot.
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Drawing a small buttonhook that he always carried from his pocket, he inserted it in the keyhole.
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She put the baby down on the bed with a silver buttonhook and a bracelet, and sat down.
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