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Definition of Buttonhook
1. Noun. A hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole.
Definition of Buttonhook
1. Noun. (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button ¹
2. Noun. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buttonhook
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Literary usage of Buttonhook
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spontaneous and Supervised Play in Childhood by Alice Corbin Sies (1922)
"She rattled a buttonhook about in a glass jar; R did the same. She tapped a
buttonhook on her chair; R waved it horizontally. 15 Months. ..."
2. Baled Hay: A Drier Book Than Walt Whitman's "Leaves O' Grass". by Bill Nye (1893)
"He wasn't afraid of anybody under the cerulean dome, in fact, except Miss
buttonhook; but when she sailed down the main street, Harry lowered his colors and ..."
3. In Chancery by John Galsworthy (1920)
"trated themselves quickly on the buttonhook, and as if in apology James hurried
on: " I ... Soames replaced the buttonhook on the lace and pink silk of the ..."
4. Lessons in Cookery by Frances Elizabeth Stewart (1918)
"buttonhook, useful with glass-topped jars; catch the wire of the jar with the
buttonhook. b. Skimmer or pancake turner; bend the handle at right ..."
5. Found in the Philippines: The Story of a Woman's Letters by Charles King (1901)
"Silently Mrs. Garrison held out her hand, took the card, and one quick look.
The buttonhook dropped from her relaxed fingers. ..."
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