Talk:hooker

Etymology
The term was in use before the US Civil War. The sources are simply repeating a tired old folk etymology. DCDuring TALK 14:36, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * (I put this section up here because I can't add anything below the references...) Well, wouldn't it be worth considering a link with, , etc.? They suit the sense perfectly. And probably they have been considered, haven't they? Compare also the more original German . Kolmiel (talk) 12:25, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Spurious Etymology 2
From the prostitutes amongst the camp followers of General Joseph Hooker's army during the American Civil War. Hooker was tolerant of them being around, and tried to control them. These were referred to as "Hooker's Brigade", which became "Hooker's girls", and shortened to just "hooker".

Not just booze
"A measurement of alcohol" - at least one link here comes from the WP article "Eggs Benedict", supposedly ordered in 1894 as "buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon, and a hooker of hollandaise". Whether that attests this usage of the word before 1920, might be spurious. --85.253.218.135 00:53, 12 February 2017 (UTC)