POTHOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pothook mean? 

• POTHOOK (noun)
  The noun POTHOOK has 1 sense:

1. an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire

  Familiarity information: POTHOOK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POTHOOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pothook" is a kind of...):

claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pothook"):

trammel (an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace)