Hookkeeper
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.
"I've used it in my thread work, such as a group of three single- thread inlays in guide wraps and/or hookkeeper wraps."
Example
More examples"I've used it in my thread work, such as a group of three single- thread inlays in guide wraps and/or hookkeeper wraps."
Etymology
From hook + keeper.
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