From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
hod
n : an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar
are carried on the shoulder
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hod \Hod\ (h[o^]d), n. [Prov. E. for hold, i. e., that which
holds. See Hold.]
1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, having V-shaped
trough, made of wood or metal, attached to a long handle
and usually carried over the shoulder; it is a tool used
by construction workers for carrying bricks or mortar.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.
[1913 Webster]