Hooker

·noun A Dutch vessel with two masts.

II. Hooker ·noun One who, or that which, hooks.

III. Hooker ·noun A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.

IV. Hooker ·noun A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.

hooker
, or howker. A coast or fishing vessel a small hoy-built craft with one mast, intended for fishing...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Hooker, Richard
(1554?-1600) Theologian, b. near Exeter, of a family the original name of which was Vowell. His abi...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin