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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word buttonhooks:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. buttonhooks: Merriam-Webster
  2. buttonhooks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. buttonhooks: Vocabulary.com
  4. buttonhooks: Wiktionary
  5. buttonhooks: Dictionary.com
  6. buttonhooks: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. buttonhooks: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (buttonhook)

noun:  (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
noun:  A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
noun:  (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
verb:  (American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
▸ Also see buttonhook


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