What is a combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [U. S.] called?
sockdolager — (Angling) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [U. S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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