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buttonhook

noun
but·​ton·​hook | \ ˈbÉ™-tᵊn-ËŒhu̇k How to pronounce buttonhook (audio) \

Definition of buttonhook

1 : a hook for drawing small buttons through buttonholes
2 : an offensive play in football in which the pass receiver runs straight downfield and then abruptly cuts back toward the line of scrimmage

Other Words from buttonhook

buttonhook intransitive verb

First Known Use of buttonhook

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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