Yen-hok
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium. historical
"He would dip the point of the yen hok into a jar of dark-brown gooey stuff that looked like tar [opium], then hold a drop over the flame until it began to swell up like a tiny balloon, adding more to it now and then."
Example
More examples"He would dip the point of the yen hok into a jar of dark-brown gooey stuff that looked like tar [opium], then hold a drop over the flame until it began to swell up like a tiny balloon, adding more to it now and then."
Etymology
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