pothooks
Fireplace cooking hooks
Pothooks are S-shaped hooks used to hang pots over a fire or on a rack.
The term also refers to the crude, curving strokes made by someone learning to write, resembling the shape of such hooks.
The child's first attempts at cursive were nothing but pothooks.
In cooking and penmanship alike, the word suggests something basic and utilitarian.
Spouted vessel for heating water
- hearthFireplace floor area
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
- trammelNet or hindrance
- craneLifter or wader
chimney · cooking · ironwork · blacksmith · forged · wrought · hanging · adjustable
Joined handwriting style
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- handwritingManual letter formation
- letteringStyled written characters
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
script · chirography · loops · curlicues · flourish · legibility · jotting · notation
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
crane · chimney · cooking · ironwork · blacksmith · forged · wrought · hanging · adjustable · soot
cursive
Joined handwriting style
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- handwritingManual letter formation
- letteringStyled written characters
strokes · script · chirography · loops · curlicues · flourish · legibility · jotting · notation · inkwell