(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:11:45

Hook"er (?), n.

1.

One who, or that which, hooks.

2. Naut. (a)

A Dutch vessel with two masts.

(b)

A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.

(c)

A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

 

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