noun
buttonhook
Buttonhook (noun) means a small hook used to pull a button on a glove or shoe through its hole.
noun
1
A small hook used to pull a button on a glove or shoe through its hole.
"Hustlers used to sell shoes like that to the greenhorns fifty years ago with a buttonhook for a bonus."
— Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift (1976)
2
In American football, a receiving route where the player sprints forward, then plants and cuts back toward the scrimmage line.
3
A small hook for pulling thread through the holes in a button.
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Etymology
Formed from button and hook.
Rhymes for buttonhook
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What is the meaning of buttonhook?
"buttonhook" (noun) means a small hook used to pull a button on a glove or shoe through its hole.
What are the different meanings of buttonhook?
"buttonhook" has 3 main meanings: 1. A small hook used to pull a button on a glove or shoe through its hole; 2. In American football, a receiving route where the player sprints forward, then plants and cuts back toward the scrimmage line; 3. A small hook for pulling thread through the holes in a button.
