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Definition of fire hook in English:
fire hook
noun
1A large long-handled hook used by firefighters to pull down walls, ceilings, etc., in burning buildings.
2A long-handled hook for tending the fire in a furnace. Now historical.
Origin
Late Middle English. From fire + hook.
