pin-hook
v.— «The Charleston officials warned buyers not to purchase the cattle that they were “hot” but a “pin-hooker” (a buyer outside regular channels) purchased the three head.…The pinhooker who made the purchase and the person selling the cattle are both liable for criminal action.» —“Suspect in Cattle Thefts is Arrested at McArthurh” in Gallipolis Athens Messenger (Ohio) Dec. 10, 1951. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Grant recommends the children’s book Dreams of Green: A Three Kings’ Day Story written by Mariel Jungkunz and illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodriguez (Bookshop|Amazon), about a girl and her family who move from Puerto Rico to Ohio and find ways...
David says that when he was growing up in Akron, Ohio, his family referred to the grassy area between the sidewalk and street as the devil strip. He’s since moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he doesn’t hear that term. There are lots...