A hod is a tool used to carry bricks and mortar. It was a wooden box with a pole affixed underneath the box. A hod carrier is someone that had the job of climbing the scaffolding at a worksite and carrying the load in the hod to the masons. See also Wikimedia Commons has multimedia related to: Bricks Masonry Brickwork Ceramics Fire brick In role-playing games, a brick is a character whose main useful skill is being able to take a great deal of damage (usually physical damage) and act as a shield for weaker allies. ... Mortar has several meanings: A mortar is a military weapon into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Bamboo scaffolding can reach great heights Scaffolding is a temporary framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. ... A mason is a worker in brick or stone, now most commonly involved in building walls, but previously also arches and vaults. ...