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Fishhook vs Jighead - What's the difference?

fishhook | jighead |

As nouns the difference between fishhook and jighead

is that fishhook is a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing while jighead is a fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye.

fishhook

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing
  • (slang) A jack (the playing card)

    • Synonyms

    * fishing hook * hook

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    jighead

    English

    Alternative forms

    *jig head

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fishhook with an incorporated moulded weighting mass of metal or plastic below the eye.