gut hook

noun

A hook on the back of a knife blade, used for skinning or removing the organs of a dead animal.

Meanings

noungut hook (plural gut hooks)

plural gut hooks · alternative guthook

  1. A hook on the back of a knife blade, used for skinning or removing the organs of a dead animal.
  2. datedA spur.
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APA

gut hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20hook

MLA

“gut hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20hook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gut hook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20hook.

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