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hod

Pronunciation: /hɒd/

The English word “hod” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.

noun

  1. A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.
  2. The amount of material held by a hod (sense 1); a hodful.
  3. A blowpipe used by a pewterer.
  4. A bookmaker's bag.
  5. A receptacle for carrying coal, particularly one shaped like a bucket which is designed for loading coal or coke through the door of a firebox.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots hod (“to jog along on horseback”), probably related to hotch (“(verb) to move up and down jerkily, bob; to jog along on horseback; to hop like a frog; to fidget; to shrug; to heave with laughter; to cause to move jerkily; to shift in a sitting position to make room for others; to be overrun with; to swarm; (figuratively) to be angry; (noun) a jerk, jolt; a shrug; a fidget,…

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