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  • noun Plural form of potholder.

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Examples

  • YES ___ NO ___ RECOMMENDATION: Placing or storing non-cooking equipment, such as potholders, dish towels, and plastic utensils on or near the range may result in fires or burns.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2010

  • It's a recipe for serious injury or even death to wear loose clothing (especially hanging sleeves), walk away from a cooking pot on the stove, or leave flammable materials, such as potholders or paper towels, around the stove.

    LAFD News & Information 2009

  • It's a recipe for serious injury or even death to wear loose clothing (especially hanging sleeves), walk away from a cooking pot on the stove, or leave flammable materials, such as potholders or paper towels, around the stove.

    LAFD News & Information 2009

  • It's a recipe for serious injury or even death to wear loose clothing (especially hanging sleeves), walk away from a cooking pot on the stove, or leave flammable materials, such as potholders or paper towels, around the stove.

    LAFD News & Information 2009

  • Use caution around open flames and heat sources: keep your candles in contained visible areas and flammable objects, such as potholders or dishtowels, away from cooking equipment.

    Daily news 2009

  • It's a recipe for serious injury or even death to wear loose clothing (especially hanging sleeves), walk away from a cooking pot on the stove, or leave flammable materials, such as potholders or paper towels, around the stove.

    LAFD News & Information 2009

  • It is also important to keep stoves and ovens clean of grease and other flammables, such as potholders, towels and paper.

    unknown title 2008

  • And when she's not working as an actress, she's busy crafting things such as potholders, painted rocks and, of course, "anything with googly eyes."

    The Herald-Mail Online 2008

  • I mean, she'd come out of the kitchen and dance a bit, while baking cornbread or banana pudding — and introduce herself to the few boys I had over, wearing her lobster-claw potholders.

    Tale of the Oozing Scorpion Meg Pokrass 2011

  • I told him also about the penis-shaped pot holders, George Bush-head potholders, Plumber-butt potholders.

    Tale of the Oozing Scorpion Meg Pokrass 2011

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