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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hook used to hang the carcasses of slaughtered animals or large pieces of meat.
- noun Slang The hands or fists.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a two-sided hook normally used in
butcheries to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such aspigs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung
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