butcher's hook

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butcher's hook

noun butcher's hooks · butchers' hooks

A hook used by a butcher for hanging carcasses or meat.
Cockney, singular, singular only, slang Synonym of butcher's.
Similar: butcher's

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noun hook for hanging carcasses

Español	gancho de carnicero, gancho de carnicería
Ελληνικά	τσιγκέλι tsigkéli

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@misc{butcher_s_hook_2026,
  title = {butcher's hook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butcher's%20hook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}