buttonhook

[ buht-n-hook ]

noun

1. a small, usually metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves, dresses, breeches, etc.

buttonhook

/ ˈbʌtənˌhʊk /

noun

1. a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttonhook¹

First recorded in 1865–70; button + hook ¹

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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