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English
Etymology
From flesh + hook.
Noun
fleshhook (plural fleshhooks)
- (historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
2005, Edward White, The Fat Belongs to God, page 45:It was the custom of Eli's sons (the priest) that when any man brought a sacrifice to God, the priest's servant came while the flesh was boiling with a fleshhook in his hand.
Translations
a hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water
- Greek:
- Ancient: κρεάγρα f (kreágra)
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