SPROAT


Meaning of SPROAT in English

ˈsprōt, usu -ōd.+V noun

or sproat hook

( -s )

Etymology: after W. H. Sproat, 19th century Englishman who invented it

: a light fishhook with a gradual or flattened bend — see fishhook illustration

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