HOD Meaning of HOD in English ■ noun1》 a V-shaped holder on a pole, used for carrying bricks. 2》 a coal scuttle.OriginC16: var. of north. Engl. dialect hot 'a basket for carrying earth', from OFr. hotte 'pannier'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004