hod

[ 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.

hod

/ hɒd /

noun

1. an open metal or plastic box fitted with a handle, for carrying bricks, mortar, etc
2. a tall narrow coal scuttle

Word History and Origins

Origin of hod¹

1565–75; perhaps later variant of Middle English hot basket for carrying earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of hod¹

C14: perhaps alteration of C13 dialect hot, from Old French hotte pannier, creel, probably from Germanic

Example Sentences

To find out, Hod Lipson, a roboticist at Columbia University, and colleagues turned to AI.

From Science Magazine

"We don't know for sure how the AI does it," admitted Prof Hod Lipson, a roboticist at Columbia University who supervised the study.

From BBC

But it’s not easy to create an algorithm that can effectively engineer a real-world product, says Hod Lipson, a roboticist at Columbia University, who was not involved in the research.

From Scientific American

Hod Lipson, a roboticist at Columbia University, said that some people in his field referred to consciousness as “the C-word.”

From New York Times

“All part of the streamer masterplan of giving the option to skip the end roller, then the front credits, now removing the names of the HOD filmmakers who spend years making the work from interface,” tweeted Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Asif Kapadia.

From Los Angeles Times

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