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hook-and-ladder company
[ hook-uhn-lad-er kuhm-puh-nee ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hook-and-ladder company1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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Example Sentences
A hook-and-ladder company now coming up, an effort was made to clap a ladder against the fugitive, but it could not be done.
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The last he saw of the cab or of the cabman was near the house of the hook-and-ladder company east of the French Market.
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The fire alarm had been given and several engines and a hook-and-ladder company dashed on the scene.
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