SIMURG

hod

Lemma: hod
Etichetta di dominio: EN
Etichetta grammaticale: n.
Definizione: Receptacle made of wickerwork, wood, metal or plastic material which is fixed on a man's back with straps, used to carry the harvest grapes. 1
Nota: [The] antique wicker grape hod or back basket was used to gather grapes. The worker would strap the basket on his back during harvest time. [...] Made of partially stripped osier (willow reed) [it allowed] the grapes to breath. 2
Contesto: This umbrella stand was originally a grape hod ,in which grapes were harvested; the hod was carried on the back of the picker. 3

Trascrizione fonetica: [hɒd] 4
Sinonimi e Antonimi: ND
Abbreviazioni: ND
Etimologia: 1573, alteration of M.E. hott (c.1300), from O.Fr. hotte "basket to carry on the back," apparently from Frank. *hotta , alt. by M.Du. hodde "basket." 5
Etichetta di paese: ND
Ente: Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Data della scheda: Tue Oct 6 00:00:00 2009
Autore: Luisa Obinu rev. Gerbaudo

Fonti

1 : Moët & Chandon, Dizionario internazionale del vino. Bologna, Edagricole, 1996, Hachette.