pothook

ˈpɒthʊk

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Definition of pothook - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

Dated

S-shaped mark made in writing

Dated

Her notebook was filled with pothooks.

curl

loop

swirl

cooking

Rare

S-shaped hook for hanging pots over fire

Rare

The chef used a pothook to hang the pot.

Verb

cooking

tr.

Rare

use a hook to suspend a pot

tr.

Rare

He pothooked the kettle over the campfire.

hang

suspend

writing

tr./intr.

Dated

make a hooked mark that looks like a pot hanger

tr./intr.

Dated

She pothooked her initials on the paper.

doodle

scribble

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S-shaped hook for hanging pots over fire

Origin of pothook

English, pot (vessel) + hook (curved tool)

Examples of pothook in a sentence

Pothooks were common in her handwriting.
He crafted a pothook to hang his camping pot.
The blacksmith forged a sturdy pothook for the fireplace.
They pothooked the stew pot for dinner.
The chef expertly pothooked the cauldron.
He tried to pothook a signature on the form.

The artist pothooked a design on the canvas.

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French:patte de mouche, suspendre, ...
German:S-förmiges Zeichen, aufhängen, ...
Italian:gancio, appendere, ...
Spanish:marca en forma de S, enganchar, ...
Portuguese:gancho, pendurar, ...
Chinese:S形符号, 挂锅, ...
Japanese:鉤形記号, フックで吊るす, ...
Arabic:علامة معقوفة, عَلَّقَ القِدْرَ بِخُطَّافٍ, ...
Hebrew:לוּלָאָה, לִתְלוֹת סִיר בְּאֶמְצָעוּת וָו, ...
Russian:закорючка, подвесить котелок, ...
Ukrainian:закарлючка, підвішувати, ...
Hindi:पॉथुक, हुक से लटकाना, ...
Bengali:পথুক, হুকে ঝুলানো, ...
Catalan:ganxo, penjar amb un ganxo, ...
Czech:klička, zavěsit, ...
Danish:potkrog, hænge op, ...
Dutch:haakje, ophangen, ...
Greek:καμπυλωτά σημάδια, κρεμάω με γάντζο, ...
Hungarian:S alakú írásjel, kampóra akasztani, ...
Khmer:សញ្ញាសរសេររាងអក្សរ អេស, ព្យួរឆ្នាំងដោយទំពក់, ...
Korean:갈고리표, 걸다, ...
Persian:علامت S شکل, آویزان کرد, ...
Polish:zawijas, zawiesić, ...
Portuguese (BR):gancho de escrita, pendurar, ...
Romanian:cârlig, a agăța cu cârligul, ...
Swedish:krumelur, hänga upp, ...
Thai:เครื่องหมายตัวเอส, ใช้ตะขอแขวน, ...
Turkish:kanca işareti, kancayla asmak, ...
Vietnamese:dấu móc câu, treo, ...

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