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Pronunciation guide for buttonhook
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- Practice the English pronunciation of buttonhook with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- (now chiefly historical) A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. [from 18th c.]
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A Deep Dive Into “buttonhook”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (now chiefly historical) A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. [from 18th c.]
- (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage. [from 20th c.]
- (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
- [Verb]
- (American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
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