Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleshhook

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flesh-hook
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From flesh + hook.

Inflected Forms

fleshhooks (plural)

Questions

What does fleshhook mean?: A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
Where does fleshhook come from?: From flesh + hook.

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