Definition of "boat hook" []

• A pole with a metal point and hook at one end used especially to maneuver logs, rafts, and boats. (noun)

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• "Batist and I scrubbed down the spool tables, popped opened the umbrellas above them, picked up beer cans and bait cups from the boat ramp, and used a boat hook to gather floating trash from the pilings under the dock."
• "He dropped the foresail and set up his topping lift, then with the boat hook in his hand he turned and hailed us as they drifted slowly close."