fleshhook

[flesh-hook]

noun

1. a hook for use in lifting meat, as from a pot.

2. a hook to hang meat on.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleshhook¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; flesh, hook ¹

Example Sentences

And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was being boiled, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; and he struck it into the kettle; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took.

From Project Gutenberg

"A curious mother that sends you here for reform," muses the vote-cribber; "but he must be a perfect fleshhook on the feelings of the family."

From Project Gutenberg