hod carrier
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noun
a mason's assistant whose work is to carry hods of materials to the mason.
Origin of hod carrier
First recorded in 1765–75
Also called hodman.
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Examples from the Web for hod carrier
Historical Examples of hod carrier
What a novel thing it would be to witness the gradual growth of a hod-carrier!
Rudder GrangeFrank R. Stockton
The hod-carrier and the soldier have the earth and the sailor the ocean.
Smoking and DrinkingJames Parton
If it does not pay this hod-carrier to smoke, it pays no man.
Smoking and DrinkingJames Parton
I could always find a laborer or a hod-carrier that had a stone.
The Autobiography of a ThiefHutchins Hapgood
He suggests to me a compromise between a convict and a hod-carrier.
The Opinions of a PhilosopherRobert Grant
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