I. ˈhäd noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Middle Dutch hodde; akin to Middle High German hotte, hotze cradle, German dialect hotteln, hotzeln to shake, Lithuanian kutėti to shake up, Middle English schuderen to shudder — more at shudder
1. : a tray or trough with a pole handle that is borne on the shoulder for carrying mortar, brick, or similar loads
2. : a utensil for holding or carrying coal : coal scuttle
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II. intransitive verb
( hodded ; hodded ; hodding ; hods )
Etymology: probably imitative
Scotland : to bob up and down : jog
III. ˈhōd verb
Etymology: by alteration
Scotland : hide
IV. ˈhäd, -ȯ-
dialect England
variant of hold