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POTHOOK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pothook mean?
• POTHOOK (noun)
The noun POTHOOK has 1 sense:
1. an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
Familiarity information: POTHOOK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pothook" is a kind of...):
claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pothook"):
trammel (an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace)
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