krenging hook

noun

kreng·​ing hook

ˈkreŋiŋ-

variants or cranging hook

ˈkraŋiŋ-

: a hook for holding the blubber of a whale while cutting it away

Word History

Etymology

krenging, cranging from kreng, crang + -ing

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