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fleshhook

fleshhook noun: a hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.

Noun

fleshhook (plural fleshhooks)

  1. (historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
    • 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.2005, Edward White, The Fat Belongs to God, page 45

fleshhook meaning in Tamil

fleshhook in Tamil

முட்டொறடு

Forms of fleshhook

pluralfleshhooks

Origin of fleshhook

From flesh + hook.

Questions about fleshhook

What does fleshhook mean?
Fleshhook means a hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
What is fleshhook in Tamil?
Fleshhook in Tamil is முட்டொறடு. See Fleshhook meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fleshhook?
Fleshhook is a noun.
What is the plural of fleshhook?
The plural of fleshhook is fleshhooks.

Words near fleshhook in the dictionary

  1. fleshfest
  2. fleshfests
  3. fleshflies
  4. fleshfly
  5. fleshhood
  6. fleshhook
  7. fleshhooks
  8. fleshhouse
  9. fleshhouses
  10. fleshie
  11. fleshier

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