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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. an S-shaped hook for hanging pots and kettles over an open fire 2. a written character resembling a pothook

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pothook Pot"hook`, n. 1. An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire. 2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing. ``I long to be spelling her Arabic scrawls and pothooks.'' --Dryden.