buttonhook

[ buht-n-hoo k ]

/ ˈbʌt nˌhʊk /

a small, usually metal hook for pulling buttons through buttonholes, as on gloves, dresses, breeches, etc.

Origin of buttonhook

First recorded in 1865–70; button + hook¹

She ought to have noticed that the scissors and buttonhook were not hers.

Christopher and Columbus |Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim
A buttonhook will then serve admirably in pulling the shoe onto the foot.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
Accordingly I took a buttonhook and tore all the adhesions loose.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
Eagerly he felt in his pockets for his knife and buttonhook.

The Mystery of Arnold Hall |Helen M. Persons

You must remember that when you accepted me you did not marry a buttonhook.

Anecdotes of the Great War |Carleton Britton Case

buttonhook

/ (ˈbʌtənˌhʊk) /

a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc