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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOD, n. A kind of tray for carrying mortar and brick,used in bricklaying. It is fitted with a handle and borne on the shoulder.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: probably from Middle Dutch hodde; akin to Middle High German hotte cradle Date: 1573 1. a tray or trough that has a pole handle and that is borne on the shoulder for carrying loads (as of mortar or brick) 2. a coal scuttle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a V-shaped open trough on a pole used for carrying bricks, mortar, etc. 2 a portable receptacle for coal. Etymology: prob. = dial. hot f. OF hotte pannier, f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hod Hod, n. [Prov. E. for hold, i. e., that which holds. See Hold.] 1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc. 2. A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hods) A hod is a container that is used by a building worker for carrying bricks. N-COUNT

Hitchcock Bible Dictionary

praise; confession

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hod (hodh, "majesty," "splendor"; the Septuagint's Codex Alexadrinus, Hod; Codex Vaticanus, Oa): One of the sons of Zophah, a descendant of Asher (1Ch 7:37).

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Brother Hod; a familiar name for a bricklayer's labourer: from the hod which is used for carrying bricks and mortar.