Lobster hook

Lobster hook

A lobster hook or lobsterhook can be:-

In sea fishing

A hook with a handle (often home-made from a length of thick stiff wire) used to pull crabs and lobsters out of their holes, when scuba diving or when searching among rocks in the dry at low tide.

In fashion

A type of small hook used to engage with a ring or loop to hold a garment or necklace or similar closed. The hook is opened or closed by a small metal piece operated by a small lever, as in these
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A "lobster hook jacket" is fastened shut by this sort of hook.


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