Hods
noun
1.
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
2.
a coal scuttle.
Origin:
1565–75; perhaps later variant of Middle English hot basket for carrying earth
1565–75; perhaps later variant of Middle English hot basket for carrying earth
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| —n | |
| 1. | an open metal or plastic box fitted with a handle, for carrying bricks, mortar, etc |
| 2. | a tall narrow coal scuttle |
| [C14: perhaps alteration of C13 dialect hot, from Old French hotte pannier, creel, probably from Germanic] | |
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Hods
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Word Origin & History
hod
1573, alteration of M.E. hott (c.1300), from O.Fr. hotte "basket to carry on the back," apparently from Frank. *hotta (cf. M.H.G. hotze "cradle"), alt. by M.Du. hodde "basket."
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