pinhook

English

Etymology

pin +‎ hook

Noun

pinhook (plural pinhooks)

1. A simple fishhook made from a pin.

Verb

pinhook (third-person singular simple present pinhooks, present participle pinhooking, simple past and past participle pinhooked)

1. (horse racing) To buy young racehorses in order to resell them later for profit.

Derived terms

• pinhooker