buttonhook

/ˌbʌtnˈhʊk/
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Other forms: buttonhooks

Definitions of buttonhook
  1. noun
    a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
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    type of:
    hook
    a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
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