lunch hook en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(slang) A person's hand.
It was a question of move, and move damn quick. He'd got a flare pistol in his lunch hook when I fell on him, and your little crowd would have looked pretty if he'd let it off.
1918, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Human Touch:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lunch hooks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |