noun
hod
HAHD/hɑːd/
A V-shaped trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulder.
The brick carrier balances a loaded wooden hod on one shoulder.
Etymology
Old French hotte named a basket carried on the back. The English word came to denote a builder’s portable trough for bricks or mortar, preserving the idea of a container for carrying loads.
In context
he's had to jump back on a hod because of Labor shortage
More examples
- She fills the hod with mortar for the bricklayers.
- He grips the hod's long handle to steady the load.
- The crew stacks the empty hods beside the wall.
Forms
hod · hods
hod carrier noun — A worker who carries bricks or mortar.
Similar words
- carrier
- Any device for transporting items, not specifically bricks or mortar.
- trough
- An open container, not necessarily designed for shoulder carrying.