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POTHOLDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does potholder mean?
• POTHOLDER (noun)
The noun POTHOLDER has 1 sense:
1. an insulated pad for holding hot pots
Familiarity information: POTHOLDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insulated pad for holding hot pots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("potholder" is a kind of...):
pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)
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