1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc.

2. A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.

Origin: Prov. E. For hold, i. E, that which holds. See Hold.

(01 Mar 1998)

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