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hod (häd)

noun

  1. a -shaped, wood or metal trough with a long handle, used for carrying bricks, mortar, etc. on the shoulder
  2. a coal scuttle

Etymology: prob. < MDu hodde, akin to Ger dial. hotte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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