(mostly, Isle of Man, also, Scotland, and, Ireland) A chain or hook used for hanging a pot while cooking.
(mostly, Isle of Man, also, Scotland, and, Ireland) A chain or hook used for hanging a pot while cooking.
...a pot of potatoes in their jackets which swung from the slowrie, the hook over the fire.
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(obsolete, Scotland) rope, chain, or band that crosses the saddle of a horse to support the attachment of a cart.
(Scotland) Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering.
(UK, chiefly, Scotland, by extension) A small cauldron, or rounded pot, typically, but not always, made of cast iron.
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England) A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook.
(UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) Peaceful; still.