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A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.

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  1. n. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
  2. n. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.
  3. 1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts. 2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors. Shak.
  4. n. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts. n. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.