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gut hook

gut hook noun: a hook on the back of a knife blade, used for skinning or removing the organs of a dead animal.

gut hook: a hook on the back of a knife blade, used for skinning or removing the organs of a dead animal
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Noun

gut hook (plural gut hooks)

  1. A hook on the back of a knife blade, used for skinning or removing the organs of a dead animal.
  2. (dated) A spur.

Forms of gut hook

pluralgut hooks
alternative formguthook

Questions about gut hook

What does gut hook mean?
Gut hook means a hook on the back of a knife blade, used for skinning or removing the organs of a dead animal.
What part of speech is gut hook?
Gut hook is a noun.
What is the plural of gut hook?
The plural of gut hook is gut hooks.

Words near gut hook in the dictionary

  1. gut feeling
  2. gut feelings
  3. gut feels
  4. gut fermentation syndrome
  5. gut for
  6. gut hook
  7. gut hooks
  8. gut instinct
  9. gut instincts
  10. gut load
  11. gut loaded

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