| Pothook 1. (n.) An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire. 2. (n.) A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing. Thesaurus Entries chain, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, grate, grating, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, lifter, poker, pothook, salamander, spit, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit |