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2. Hook (hand tool) - Wikipedia

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   It may be called a box hook, cargo hook, loading hook, docker's hook when used by longshoremen, and a baling hook, bale hook, or hay hook in the agricultural industry. Other variants exist, such as in forestry, for moving logs, and a type with a long shaft, used by city workers to remove manhole covers .

3. Billhook - Wikipedia

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   A billhook or bill hook [a] is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. It is distinct from the sickle . It was commonly used in Europe with an important variety of traditional local patterns.

4. Lifting hook - Wikipedia

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   A lifting hook with a safety latch. A lifting hook is a device for grabbing and lifting loads by means of a device such as a hoist or crane.A lifting hook is usually equipped with a safety latch to prevent the disengagement of the lifting wire rope sling, chain or rope to which the load is attached.

5. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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   Also known as a ceiling hook, the pike pole is the 'hook' referred to in 'hook and ladder' truck. [1] Although modernized to be made of more durable materials such as fiberglass, the overall design and functionality of a pike pole has remained relatively unchanged despite many other advances in overhaul operations, including positive pressure ...

6. Lanyard - Wikipedia

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   Lanyards are also often attached to dead man's switches or "kill switches" on dangerous machinery, such as large industrial cutting or slicing machines, vehicles, jet-skis or trains, and exercise treadmills, so that if the operator suddenly becomes incapacitated, their fall will pull on the lanyard attached to their wrist, which will then pull ...

7. Spindle (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   The hook at the top allows these to be suspended and the cop is built up below the disk-shaped whorl in a conical shape. Spindle with cotton yarn, without whorl, representing the " spindle-shape ". A modern Turkish spindle is an example of a low-whorl suspended spindle where the whorl is made up of interlocking arms.