fleshhook

English

Etymology

flesh +‎ hook

Noun

fleshhook (plural fleshhooks)

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

     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.

Translations

a hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water

• Greek:

  Ancient: κρεάγρα f (kreágra)