meathook
Curved carcass suspender
A meathook is a large metal hook used in slaughterhouses and butcher shops for hanging animal carcasses.
The plural meathooks is slang for hands or fists, especially large or clumsy ones: Get your meathooks off my stuff.
A meathook can also describe any hook-shaped implement strong enough for heavy loads.
Animal killing facility
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- abattoirMeat processing facility
- hangingExecution by noose
beef · pork · lamb · venison · offal · shank · quartering · cold storage
Smoothly bent, not angular
- pointedTapering to a tip
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- hangingExecution by noose
gambrel · overhead · industrial · stainless · heavy-duty · commercial · sanitary · load-bearing
slaughterhouse
Animal killing facility
hanging · beef · pork · lamb · venison · offal · shank · quartering · cold storage · processing
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
hanging · gambrel · overhead · industrial · stainless · heavy-duty · commercial · sanitary · load-bearing
grasp
Seize or understand
firm · secure · tighten · clasp · hold · powerful · unyielding · inescapable · tenacious
fist
Tightly closed hand
meathookvelvet glove
Gentle manner disguising force
silk ribbon · feather duster · lace doily · kid gloves · cotton swab
meathookfishhook
Bent metal for catching
fishing rod · live trap · bird feeder · lifeline · life preserver