meat hooks
Carcass suspension tools
Meat hooks are curved metal hooks used to hang animal carcasses in butcher shops and slaughterhouses.
In slang, meat hooks refers to hands, especially large or rough ones: Get your meat hooks off my sandwich.
The term emphasizes clumsiness or grabbing: He got his meat hooks on the last piece of pizza before anyone else could.
Slaughtered animal's body
- slaughterKilling for meat
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- hangingExecution by noose
cold storage · abattoir · processing · boning · skinning · quartering · rail · gambrel
Gripping limbs' extremities
paws · mitts · grabbers · clutches · digits · knuckles · grasp · reach
Hand squeezing power
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- pull-upsOverhead bar lifts
- hangingExecution by noose
- forearmsLower arm sections
calluses · weightlifting · gym · bodybuilding · strongman · kettlebell · barbell · lifting
carcass
Slaughtered animal's body
hanging · cold storage · abattoir · processing · boning · skinning · quartering · rail · gambrel · charcuterie
hands
Gripping limbs' extremities
grip · paws · mitts · grabbers · clutches · digits · knuckles · grasp · reach · manhandling
grip strength
Hand squeezing power
forearms · calluses · weightlifting · gym · bodybuilding · strongman · kettlebell · barbell · lifting · muscle
- walk-in freezerfrozen food, frost, ice buildup, cold air, thermostats
- game butcheringfield dressing, gutting, skinning, quartering, butchering
- larderham, bacon, salt pork, sausage, sausages
- rustic kitchenstove, oven, pots, pans, skillet
- curingdry curing, sugar curing, smoke curing, curing, brining
- meatpackingslaughterhouse, meatpacker, abattoirs, meatpacking plant, packing house
meat hookssoft hands
Smooth, supple palms
kid gloves · gentle touch · soft touch · foam padding · protective wrapping
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