"pothook" meaning in All languages combined

See pothook on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pothooks [plural]
Etymology: From pot + hook. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pot|hook}} pot + hook Head templates: {{en-noun}} pothook (plural pothooks)
  1. An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-pothook-en-noun-fN7w2NWC Disambiguation of Cooking: 89 11
  2. A crooked stroke in writing; a scrawl. Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-pothook-en-noun-OW5ITSQx Disambiguation of Writing: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65

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Alternative forms

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