From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhodhod /hɒd $ hɑːd/ noun [countable] British English TBCa box with a long handle, used for carrying bricks
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hod• Two years earlier Jones had given up work as a hod carrier when Wimbledon signed him from Wealdstone for £10,000.Origin hod (1500-1600) Probably from Middle Dutch hodde 