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hod carrier

noun

a mason's assistant whose work is to carry hods of materials to the mason.

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Also called hodman.

Origin of hod carrier

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby hod carrier

Hocktide, hocus, hocus-pocus, hod, ho-dad, hod carrier, hodden, Hodeida, Hodge, Hodgenville, hodgepodge
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British Dictionary definitions for hod carrier

hod carrier

noun

a labourer who carries the materials in a hod for a plasterer, bricklayer, etcAlso called: hodman
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