(ˈ)kär|līl, -ȧ|l-, kə(r)ˈl-, -īəl noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: short for Carlisle hook, probably from the name Carlisle
: a fishhook of short-curved pattern — see fishhook illustration
(ˈ)kär|līl, -ȧ|l-, kə(r)ˈl-, -īəl noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: short for Carlisle hook, probably from the name Carlisle
: a fishhook of short-curved pattern — see fishhook illustration
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012