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Hook of Holland

–noun
a cape and the harbor it forms in the SW Netherlands.


Origin:
1785–95
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Hook of Hol·land   (hŏŏk; hŏl'ənd)   
A cape and harbor of southwest Netherlands on the North Sea west of Rotterdam, for which it serves as a port.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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