Pot-hook

  • 11Trammel hook — A trammel hook is an adjustable hook used to suspend objects at variable heights.Trammel hooks may be used to hold a pot or kettle over a fire while cooking, allowing the height of the pot to be easily changed. Thus the rate of heating can be… …

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  • 12Chimney pot — Chimney Chim ney, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[ e]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke… …

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  • 13flesh|hook — «FLEHSH HUK», noun. 1. a hook for removing meat from a pot. 2. a hook to hang meat on …

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  • 14Chimney hook — Chimney Chim ney, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin[ e]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke… …

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  • 15flesh-hook — fleshˈ hook noun A hook for lifting meat from a pot • • • Main Entry: ↑flesh …

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  • 16pothook — /pot hook /, n. 1. a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire. 2. an iron rod, usually curved, with a hook at the end, used to lift hot pots, irons, stove lids, etc. 3. an S shaped stroke in writing, esp. as made by children in… …

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  • 17pothook — pot•hook [[t]ˈpɒtˌhʊk[/t]] n. 1) a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire 2) an iron rod with a hook at the end used to lift hot pots, stove lids, etc 3) anS shaped stroke in writing • Etymology: 1425–75 …

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  • 18Outdoor cooking — for information on more outdoor techniques, see Grilling and Barbecue. Cooking in the outdoors using heated stone …

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  • 19Colorado River Storage Project — Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell near Page, Arizona. The dam and lake are major components in the Colorado River Storage Project s attempt to regulate the flow of the Colorado River. The Colorado River Storage Project is a United States Bureau of… …

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  • 20Pothook — Pot hook , n. 1. An S shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire. [1913 Webster] 2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing. I long to be spelling her Arabic scrawls and pothooks. Dryden. [1913… …

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