A hook used for lifting, hanging, or handling meat or flesh, historically used in butchering and sacred temple rituals.
From 'flesh' plus 'hook.' The word appears in biblical texts and medieval inventories, referring to a specific tool with deep historical and religious significance in both cooking and religious practice.
Fleshhooks appear in the Bible and ancient temple records—they were sacred implements used in religious sacrifices, and the tool is so old that virtually the same design was used for thousands of years!
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