pelican hook
noun
a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
Also called
slip hook.
Words nearby pelican hook
pelham holles,
pelham-holles,
pelias,
pelican,
pelican crossing,
pelican hook,
pelican state,
pelican-flower,
pelike,
pelion,
peliosis