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pothook

pothook

9.1
A metal hook used to hang a pot over a fire
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːthʊk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : gancho de olla
  • The old kitchen had a large iron pothook hanging over the hearth.

Examples

  • The chef hung the pot on a pothook over the fire.

  • She adjusted the pothook to raise the pot closer to the flames.

  • Antique pothooks are now collected as historical kitchenware.

  • Can you pass me the pothook?

  • The chef used a pothook to hang the pot over the open fire while cooking.

  • During the camping trip, we suspended our cooking pot with a pothook to keep it over the flames.

  • He reached for the pothook to adjust the height of the kettle above the campfire.

Synonyms

trammel
vspothook
  • Archaic
9.9

An iron hook in a fireplace that holds pots over the fire

is a simple S shaped metal hook without built in height adjustment

Surface Forms

pothook singular
pothooks plural

Morphology

pothook = pot + hook (transparent) = pot + hook

A straightforward compound of 'pot' + 'hook' whose meaning ('a hook for suspending a pot') follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

The word pothook comes from the simple parts pot and hook. It named a curved iron hook used to hang a pot over the fire, so a pothook is literally a 'hook for a pot'.