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Fire-hook. World English Historical Dictionary

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Fire-hook. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. Fire-hook [f. as prec.] a. A large hook used in pulling down burning buildings. b. (See quot. 1874).

1 1467.  in Eng. Gilds (1870), 385. That ther be v. fuyre hokes, to drawe at euery thynge wher paryle of fuyre ys in eny parte of the cite.

2 1585.  Higgins, trans. Junius’ Nomenclator, 279. Hama … a firehooke, such as they occupy to pull downe houses set on fire.

3 1620.  Nottingham Rec. (1889), IV. 371. We present the townes fyer hookes to be decayd for want of steales [handles].

4 1788.  Franklin, Autob., Wks. 1887, I. 205. The small fines that have been paid by members for absence at the monthly meetings have been apply’d to the purchase of fire-engines, ladders, fire-hooks, and other useful implements for each company, so that I question whether there is a city in the world better provided with the means of putting a stop to beginning conflagrations.

5 1812.  H. & J. Smith, Rej. Addr., Tale Drury Lane, 89.        The engines thunder’d through the street, Fire-hook, pipe, bucket, all complete, And torches glared, and clattering feet     Along the pavement paced.

6 1874.  Knight, Dict. Mech., I. 867/2. Fire-hook. (Steam-engineering.) A kind of hook for raking and stirring the furnace fire.

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