hod

Mason's shoulder trough

A hod is a V-shaped trough on a pole, carried over the shoulder to transport bricks or mortar on construction sites.

The design lets laborers haul heavy loads while climbing ladders.

A coal hod is a bucket for carrying coal to a fireplace.

The bricklayer's assistant carried a hod up the scaffolding all morning.

masonry

mortar

Grinding bowl or binder

brickFired clay building unit
cementCalcium powder binding agent
plasterWall-coating paste

trowel · joint · pointing · stucco · grout · scaffold · mason · bricklayer · construction · site

container

bucket

Open-top carrying vessel

troughOpen container for animal feed
scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
V-shapedTwo lines meeting angularly

wooden · metal · coal · brick · mortar · carrier · receptacle · pail · vessel · bin

labor

bricklayer

Tradesperson laying mortared blocks

laborerPhysical task performer
workmanMale manual laborer
apprenticeLearner bound to employer

journeyman · craftsman · tradesman · construction · toil · sweat · backbreaking · physical · manual · muscle

carrying

shoulder

Upper arm joint

carryMove while supporting
haulPull or carry laboriously
lugTote with effort

heft · transport · load · burden · climb · ladder · scaffold · balance · steady · weight

Categories

Bricklayingbrick, trowel, header, stretcher, course
KabbalahTree of Life, tree of life, divine spark, sparks, broken vessels
Omerseven weeks, mourning customs, nightfall, Pesach, Shavuot
brickmakingbrick, clay, kiln, fired brick, common brick

Opposites

construction carrying method

Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle

crane · dump truck · pallet jack · conveyor belt · bucket loader

material handling technology

Lifter or wader

forklift · hydraulic lift · conveyor system · dump truck · tower crane

load-bearing mechanism

One-wheeled carrying cart

hand truck · dolly · cart · pushcart · bucket

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G