meathookn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːthʊk/, U.S.

/ˈmitˌ(h)ʊk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meat n., hook n.¹

Etymology: < meat n. + hook n.¹

1. A hook on which to hang meat carcasses, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > hook or frame for hanging meat

cambrelc1450

gambrel1547

butcher's hook1596

flesh-hook1596

cambren1656

shamble-hook1688

stage1715

meathook1771

progger1818

gamble1831

gallows1866

gammon1874

1771 Particulars & Conditions of Sale Grinstead Hall 6 Dresser and Shelves in Pantry, a Scieve with Meat hooks as fixt in the Yard.

1842 R. W. Emerson Lect. Transcend. in Wks. (1881) II. 289 The martyrs were sawn asunder, or hung alive on meat-hooks.

1873 E. W. Tarn Tredgold's Carpentry 286 Meat-hooks are large wrought-iron hooks, generally tinned over, having a screw on one end, which is driven into a beam in the ceiling of a larder.

1940 P. Sturges Christmas in July in Five Screenplays (1986) 219 How do you like that one? They build you up for a big finish, then leave you hanging on the meat hook.

1993 High Life (Brit. Airways) Oct. 118/2 Whole hocks of Spain's speciality dried ham hang from meathooks around the wall.

2. colloquial. An arm; a hand, esp. one which is large and clumsy. Frequently in plural.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [noun]

armeOE

brawna1382

hand?a1425

branch1594

bridle arm1622

shield-arm1640

smiter1673

sword-arm1687

fin1785

pistol arm1800

spade-arm1804

pinion1848

liver wing1855

bow-arm1860

meathook1919

gun1973

1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 33 Meat-hook, arm.

1932 Amer. Speech 7 334 Meat hooks, hands.

1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry 112 I'll tell you men, if I ever get my meathooks on that bastard, I'll rip him open from asshole to appetite.

1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 84 (stage direct.) Terry sticks out his hand and Chuck puts his greasy meat hook in it.

1980 R. H. Wiebe Mad Trapper i. ii. 13 Get your big meathooks outa them pies!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meathook
释义	meathookn. Brit. /ˈmiːthʊk/, U.S. /ˈmitˌ(h)ʊk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meat n., hook n.¹ Etymology: < meat n. + hook n.¹ 1. A hook on which to hang meat carcasses, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > hook or frame for hanging meat cambrelc1450 gambrel1547 butcher's hook1596 flesh-hook1596 cambren1656 shamble-hook1688 stage1715 meathook1771 progger1818 gamble1831 gallows1866 gammon1874 1771 Particulars & Conditions of Sale Grinstead Hall 6 Dresser and Shelves in Pantry, a Scieve with Meat hooks as fixt in the Yard. 1842 R. W. Emerson Lect. Transcend. in Wks. (1881) II. 289 The martyrs were sawn asunder, or hung alive on meat-hooks. 1873 E. W. Tarn Tredgold's Carpentry 286 Meat-hooks are large wrought-iron hooks, generally tinned over, having a screw on one end, which is driven into a beam in the ceiling of a larder. 1940 P. Sturges Christmas in July in Five Screenplays (1986) 219 How do you like that one? They build you up for a big finish, then leave you hanging on the meat hook. 1993 High Life (Brit. Airways) Oct. 118/2 Whole hocks of Spain's speciality dried ham hang from meathooks around the wall. 2. colloquial. An arm; a hand, esp. one which is large and clumsy. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > arm > [noun] armeOE brawna1382 hand?a1425 branch1594 bridle arm1622 shield-arm1640 smiter1673 sword-arm1687 fin1785 pistol arm1800 spade-arm1804 pinion1848 liver wing1855 bow-arm1860 meathook1919 gun1973 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 33 Meat-hook, arm. 1932 Amer. Speech 7 334 Meat hooks, hands. 1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry 112 I'll tell you men, if I ever get my meathooks on that bastard, I'll rip him open from asshole to appetite. 1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 84 (stage direct.) Terry sticks out his hand and Chuck puts his greasy meat hook in it. 1980 R. H. Wiebe Mad Trapper i. ii. 13 Get your big meathooks outa them pies! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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