coal hod


noun
  1. a small pail for carrying coal; a coal scuttle.

Origin of coal hod

1
First recorded in 1815–25

Words Nearby coal hod

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How to use coal hod in a sentence

  • Fanny opened the coal-hod, intending to put fresh coals on the dying fire; but, to her distress, found that the hod was empty.

    Betty Vivian | L. T. Meade
  • He is tired and cross, and doesn't want to sling ashes nor bang a coal-hod.

    The Golden Censer | John McGovern
  • To our poor, racked frames a coal-hod would not have suggested more discomfort.

    As Seen By Me | Lilian Bell
  • The round, smooth coals that Dicky discovered in the coal-hod made a pair of expressive black eyes.

    Maida's Little Shop | Inez Haynes Irwin
  • "Didn't come," grunted Marty, and picked up the empty coal hod.

    Janice Day | Helen Beecher Long