Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A harness check-hook secured to its base by a collar which allows the hook to drop to the sides.

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Examples

  • Together, they lifted him out of the tangle of twigs (it resembled an oversize cuckoo's nest) and onto the -contour plus" cushion that still adorned the 'drop-hook, solid-folding" seat.

    Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • Together, they lifted him out of the tangle of twigs (it resembled an oversize cuckoo's nest) and onto the -contour plus" cushion that still adorned the 'drop-hook, solid-folding" seat.

    Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates Robbins, Tom 2000

  • His drop-hook is still far from reliable, and he still primarily depends on the dunk.

    unknown title 2009

  • His footwork has improved, and that's helped his mid-lane runner and drop-hook.

    FanHouse 2009

  • His footwork has improved, and that's helped his mid-lane runner and drop-hook.

    unknown title 2009

  • His drop-hook is still far from reliable, and he still primarily depends on the dunk.

    unknown title 2009

  • His drop-hook is still far from reliable, and he still primarily depends on the dunk.

    unknown title 2009

  • His footwork has improved, and that's helped his mid-lane runner and drop-hook.

    unknown title 2009

  • His footwork has improved, and that's helped his mid-lane runner and drop-hook.

    unknown title 2009

  • His drop-hook is still far from reliable, and he still primarily depends on the dunk.

    FanHouse 2009

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