fire hook
- noun
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garra de fuego
- The old cabin still had a fire hook hanging above the hearth for stoking the flames.
Examples
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She used a fire hook to push the burning logs into place.
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He always keeps a fire hook by the fireplace.
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After the fire died down, he reached for the fire hook to stir the embers.
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The firefighter used a fire hook to adjust the burning logs.
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After the fire died down, he reached for the fire hook to stir the embers.
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She used a fire hook to push the burning logs into place.
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The old cabin still had a fire hook hanging above the hearth for stoking the flames.
Synonyms
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1.0
A curved piece used to catch or hang things
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4.2
A metal rod with a handle for moving logs in a fire
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9.9
A long metal rod with a handle used to move and tend a fire
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6.0
A metal tool like a poker or tongs that you use to tend a fire in a fireplace
A metal rod with a handle for moving burning wood in a stove or fireplace
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a metal rod used for stirring a fire' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fire' (the burning process) with 'hook' (a curved implement), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a hook used with fires. This noun-noun composition is a common, literal compounding pattern in English (and parallels exist in other languages), making it immediately comprehensible to B1-level learners.
Etymology
Fire hook is a simple name for a metal rod with a hooked end that people used to pull or move burning logs and embers. Because it is a hook used on the fire, the name came to mean 'a rod for stirring or moving burning material'.