pothook(n = noun.artifact) - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire;
is a kind of claw, hook
has particulars: trammel

1.  An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over an open fire. [1913 Webster]

2.  A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a scrawled writing. Dryden. [1913 Webster]