Meaning of POTHOOK
| Pronunciation: | | 'pât`hûk
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[n] an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire |
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POTHOOK is a 7 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | claw, hook, trammel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pot"hook`\, n.
1. An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over
an open fire.
2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a
scrawled writing. ``I long to be spelling her Arabic
scrawls and pothooks.'' --Dryden.
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