What does pothook mean?
Definitions for pothook
ˈpɒtˌhʊkpothook
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Princeton's WordNet
pothooknoun
an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
Wiktionary
pothooknoun
An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire
pothooknoun
A crooked stroke in writing; a scrawl
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pothooknoun
Hooks to fasten pots or kettles with; also ill formed or scrawling letters or characters.
Etymology: pot and hook.
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pothook
A pothook is a curved or hooked piece of metal, typically used in the past for hanging pots or kettles over a fire. In writing, it refers to a stroke or part of a written character that resembles a hook in shape.
Webster Dictionary
Pothooknoun
an S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire
Pothooknoun
a written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing
Wikidata
Pothook
Pothooks are S-shaped metal hooks for suspending a pot over a fire. While one extremity is hooked to the handle of the pot, the other is caught upon an iron crane moving on a pivot over the fire. Modern stoves have obviated the necessity for this arrangement, but it is still to be seen in great numbers of country cottages and farmhouse kitchens all over England, and in small artisan's houses in the west midlands and the north. In the elementary teaching of writing, the pothook is a script of similar shape. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pothook in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pothook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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