Lunch-hooks


[luhnch-hoo k] /ˈlʌntʃˌhʊk/

noun, Slang.
1.
Usually, lunchhooks. .
2.
a light anchor for mooring a small yacht for a short time.

noun

The hands; fingers; meathooks: get a set of predatory lunch-hooks into him (1896+)

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