English Explanatory Dictionary

pothook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire.
  2. A crooked stroke in writing; a scrawl.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pothook pothooks

Etymology

From pot + hook.

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