hook and eye

Example Sentences

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Good-bye!' said he, feeling for the unfastened hook and eye on his coat.

From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

—They're only in the hook and eye department, Myles Crawford said.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

Solid wooden shutters hung outside and closed with a single hook and eye for fastenings.

From The Man in Gray by Dixon, Thomas

Every hook and eye and button on my clothes is moored so tight that even the hand laundry can't tear 'em off.

From Roast Beef, Medium by Ferber, Edna

The ends of the belt should be slightly tapered, and the hook and eye screwed firmly home.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua