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pothook

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pot·hook  (pthk)
n.
1. A bent or hooked piece of iron for hanging a pot or kettle over a fire.
2. A curved iron rod with a hooked end used for lifting hot pots, irons, or stove lids.
3. A curved, S-shaped mark made in writing.
4.
a. Illegible handwriting or aimless scribbling. Often used in the plural.
b. Informal Stenographic writing.

pothook
Noun
1. an S-shaped hook for suspending a pot over a fire
2. an S-shaped mark in handwriting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pothookpothook - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
trammel - an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace


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There was a fat woman inside in a red jumper with pothooks and beasties embroidered upon it.
An indescribable character of faded gentility that attached to the house I sought, and made it unlike all the other houses in the street - though they were all built on one monotonous pattern, and looked like the early copies of a blundering boy who was learning to make houses, and had not yet got out of his cramped brick-and-mortar pothooks - reminded me still more of Mr.
 
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