meat hook

• Gancho, geralmente de metal, usado para pendurar ou mover grandes pedaços de carne, comum em açougues ou frigoríficos.

A hook, typically made of metal, used for hanging or moving large cuts of meat, often found in butcher shops or slaughterhouses.

1. Butcher's toolB1formal

   A large, strong hook used in butchers' shops or slaughterhouses to hang and move carcasses of meat.

   Gancho de carne

   • The butcher hung the side of beef on a meat hook.
   • Meat hooks are essential for storing large cuts of meat.
   • He carefully placed the carcass onto the meat hook.

2. Slang for armB2slang

   A humorous or informal term for a person's arm, especially a strong or muscular one.

   Braço

   • He grabbed me by the meat hook and pulled me aside.
   • Watch out for his meat hooks when he gets angry.
   • She swung her meat hook and hit the target.