n. [ Prov. E. for hold, i. e., that which holds. See Hold. ] 1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, having V-shaped trough, made of wood or metal, attached to a long handle and usually carried over the shoulder; it is a tool used by construction workers for carrying bricks or mortar. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. A construction worker whose main function is to carry construction materials in a hod{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

a. [ Perh. akin to E. hoiden rustic, clownish. ] Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scotch peasants. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. for hooded. ] (Zool.) See Dun crow, under Dun, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. E. also hoddypeke, hoddypoule, hoddymandoddy. ] An awkward or foolish person. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) A morbid condition characterized by progressive anæmia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician.

{ } a. [ L. hodiernus, fr. hodie today. ] Of this day; belonging to the present day. [ R. ] Boyle. Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hodmen(&unr_;). A man who carries a hod; a mason's tender. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Dodman. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]