hod carrier

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 Grange
Frank R. Stockton
If it does not pay this hod-carrier to smoke, it pays no man.
Smoking and Drinking
James Parton
The hod-carrier and the soldier have the earth and the sailor the ocean.
Smoking and Drinking
James Parton
I could always find a laborer or a hod-carrier that had a stone.
The Autobiography of a Thief
Hutchins Hapgood
He suggests to me a compromise between a convict and a hod-carrier.
The Opinions of a Philosopher
Robert Grant

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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