hod

Brother Hod; a familiar name for a bricklayer's labourer: from the hod which is used for carrying bricks and mortar.

Hod
·noun A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle. II. Hod ·noun A kind of wooden tray with a handle...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Hod
praise; confession ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
hod
A hole under a bank or rock, forming a retreat for fish. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Hod
(splendor), one of the sons of Zophah, among the descendants of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:37) ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
coal-hod
A kettle for carrying coals to the fire. More frequently called, as in England, a coal-scuttle. Mr. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.