HOD


Meaning of HOD in English

/ hɒd; NAmE hɑːd/ noun

an open box attached to a pole, used by building workers for carrying bricks on the shoulder

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: variant of northern English dialect hot a basket for carrying earth , from Old French hotte pannier, probably of Germanic origin.

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