hod
Americannoun
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a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
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a coal scuttle.
noun
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an open metal or plastic box fitted with a handle, for carrying bricks, mortar, etc
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a tall narrow coal scuttle
Etymology
Origin of hod
1565–75; perhaps later variant of Middle English hot basket for carrying earth
Example Sentences
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When she was 9, Charlene, her parents and her seven siblings moved to Chicago, where her father worked as a Pullman porter and a hod carrier.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
If you are sitting at a desk, driving a taxi or carrying a hod, stop for a moment and ask: could a robot or machine do this job better?
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2015
Holmes made the headlines that day because he had funded his Olympic effort by working as a hod carrier.
From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2010
Every man jack of them could find a job in Washington�carrying a hod, if nothing else.
From Time Magazine Archive
To each, the chief warder would hod his head and simply say, “Ja, ja,” and then, “Next!”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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