can-hook
[? f. can n.1 + hook n.1]
A contrivance for slinging a cask by the ends of its staves, consisting of a short rope or chain (little longer than the cask), with a flat hook at each end, the tackle being hooked to the middle of the rope or chain.
| 1626 Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 13 The canhookes, slings, parbunkels. 1627 ― Seaman's Gram. v. 21 The Can⁓hookes..the Brewers vse to sling or carry their barrels on. 1769 Falconer Dict. Mar. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. |