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POTHOLDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potholder mean? 

POTHOLDER (noun)
  The noun POTHOLDER has 1 sense:

1. an insulated pad for holding hot potsplay

  Familiarity information: POTHOLDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POTHOLDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An insulated pad for holding hot pots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("potholder" is a kind of...):

pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)


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