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pothook \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English pothoke, from pot (I) + hoke, hok, hook hook 1. : a hook in the form of a long or short S for hanging pots over an open fire from a crane or a bar in the throat of a chimney — called also hake 2. : an iron collar worn as punishment especially by a captured runaway slave — usually used in plural 3. a. (1) : a written letter or character resembling a pothook in shape and used in teaching writing — see hanger 4 (2) : writing marked by letters so formed < it is impossible to decipher her pothooks > b. slang : a nine of any suit in a pack of playing cards |