What does bent as a butcher's hook mean?

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bent as a butcher's hook

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

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Synonym of bent as a nine-bob note (“very dishonest or corrupt”).

British usage; Slang

What does bent as a butcher's hook mean?: Synonym of bent as a nine-bob note (“very dishonest or corrupt”).

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