hod 
(hŏd)
(hŏd)n.
1. A trough carried over the shoulder for transporting loads, as of bricks or mortar.
2. A coal scuttle.
3. A rectangular basket with sides made of wood slats or wire mesh, traditionally used by clammers to carry their catch.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal hot, from Middle English, pannier, from Old French hotte, of Germanic origin.]