pothook

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pothook
    n 1: an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pothook \Pot"hook`\, n.
   1. An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over
      an open fire.
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   2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a
      scrawled writing. "I long to be spelling her Arabic
      scrawls and pothooks." --Dryden.
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