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

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

He worked as a coal-bagger and then a hod carrier as a young man to help supplement his family’s income, building formidable upper-body strength.

From Washington Post

The Librarians When a town named Feud hods a Civil War reenactment they are plagued by ghosts in this new episode.

From Los Angeles Times

Women hod placards as they demonstrate in the makeshift migrant camp known as "the jungle" near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct.

From US News

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

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