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pot·hook  audio  (pthk) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. A bent or hooked piece of iron for hanging a pot or kettle over a fire.
  2. A curved iron rod with a hooked end used for lifting hot pots, irons, or stove lids.
  3. A curved, S-shaped mark made in writing.
    1. Illegible handwriting or aimless scribbling. Often used in the plural.
    2. Informal Stenographic writing.



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