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[hod] 
–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; perh. later var. of ME hot basket for carrying earth
1565–75; perh. later var. of ME hot basket for carrying earth
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| hod (hŏd) n.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal hot, from Middle English, pannier, from Old French hotte, of Germanic origin.] |
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Hod
Hod\, n. [Prov. E. for hold, i. e., that which holds. See Hold.]1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc. 2. A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.
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Language Translation for : hod
Spanish:
punto,
German:
der Schlag bis zur Spielfeldgrenze,
Japanese:
境界線打
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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