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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Origin of potholder

First recorded in 1940–45; pot¹ + holder

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Lucky she wasn't a heavy-weight, or that pot-holder wouldn't have stood the strain.
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Word Origin and History for pot-holder

n.

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

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