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potholder

[pot-hohl-der]
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noun

a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.

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RELATED WORDS

potholder

Nearby words

  1. pothead,
  2. pothecary,
  3. potheen,
  4. pother,
  5. potherb,
  6. pothole,
  7. potholer,
  8. potholing,
  9. pothook,
  10. pothos

Origin of potholder

First recorded in 1940–45; pot1 + holder
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pot-holder

  • Lucky she wasn't a heavy-weight, or that pot-holder wouldn't have stood the strain.

    Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford
Word Origin and History for pot-holder

pot-holder

n.

also potholder, the cloth variety so called by 1902, from pot (n.1) + holder.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper