Definition of "potholder" []

• A small fabric pad used to handle hot cooking utensils. (noun)

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• "So far, it looked a lot like a misshapen, lumpy potholder."
• "The cookies were close enough to being done, so she removed the pan from the oven with the aid of a protective potholder and carried it to the counter."
• "Sharon tossed a potholder onto the table and laid the cookie sheet, hot from the oven, on to it."