Meat hook
Encyclopedia
A meat hook is a two-sided hook normally used in butcher
ies to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such as pigs
and cattle
on a moving conveyor line. There are many types of hooks, but meat hooks are the only ones used in butchering.
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
ies to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such as pigs
PIGS
PIGS is a four letter acronym that can stand for:* PIGS , Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene* PIGS , the economies of Portugal, Italy , Greece and Spain...
and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
on a moving conveyor line. There are many types of hooks, but meat hooks are the only ones used in butchering.