hanger-off

hanger-off
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun (plural hangers-off or hanger-offs)
Etymology: hang off, v. + -er
: a slaughterhouse worker who suspends finished sheep carcasses from an overhead trolley and puts inspection stamps on them

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