hookkeeper

Etymology

From hook + keeper.

hookkeeper means A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.

noun

A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.“I've used it in my thread work, such as a group of three single- thread inlays in guide wraps and/or hookkeeper wraps.”