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potholder

potholder noun: an insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils.

Noun

potholder (plural potholders)

  1. An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils

Forms of potholder

pluralpotholders
alternative formpot-holder
alternative formpot holder

Origin of potholder

From pot + holder.

Questions about potholder

What does potholder mean?
Potholder means an insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils.
What part of speech is potholder?
Potholder is a noun.
What is the plural of potholder?
The plural of potholder is potholders.

Words near potholder in the dictionary

  1. pothered
  2. pothering
  3. pothers
  4. Pothier
  5. Pothiers
  6. potholder
  7. potholders
  8. pothole
  9. potholed
  10. potholer
  11. potholers

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