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Noun

buttonhook ‎(plural buttonhooks)

1. (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
2. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
   • 1988, January 15, “Ted Cox”, in The Sports Section:

     Yet the Bears never set up the deep patterns with a turn-in or a buttonhook […]

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