| The point of the boathook wavered, aimed first at the nonapus, then at the fishman. |
| His intention was to use the boathook to bring the Japanese to terms. |
| The woman had been caught by a boathook in attempting to get into the water. |
| How I rushed to the rescue and with nothing but the boathook encountered and slaughtered him. |
| A seaman sounded the depth with a boathook, and reported eight feet. |
| If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? |
