- pottle pot
- noun
Etymology: Middle English potel pot, from potel pottle + pot (I): a pot or tankard holding two quarts
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pottle-pot — pottˈle pot noun (Shakespeare) A half gallon pot or drinking vessel • • • Main Entry: ↑pottle … Useful english dictionary
Pottle — Pot tle, n. [OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See {Pot}.] 1. A liquid measure of four pints. [1913 Webster] 2. A pot or tankard. Shak. [1913 Webster] A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. A vessel or small basket for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pottle draught — Pottle Pot tle, n. [OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See {Pot}.] 1. A liquid measure of four pints. [1913 Webster] 2. A pot or tankard. Shak. [1913 Webster] A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. A vessel or small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pottle-deep — pottˈle deep adjective To the bottom of the pottle pot • • • Main Entry: ↑pottle … Useful english dictionary
pottle — [pät′ l] n. [ME potel < MFr, dim. of pot, POT1] 1. a former unit of liquid measure, equal to a half gallon 2. a pot or tankard of this capacity, or its contents, as wine, ale, etc … English World dictionary
pot|tle — «POT uhl», noun. 1. a former liquid measure equal to two quarts. 2. a pot or tankard holding two quarts. 3. he liquid in it. 4. alcoholic liquor. 5. a small wicker basket: »a pottle of fine strawberries (Tobias Smollett). ╂[< Old French … Useful english dictionary
pottle — /pot l/, n. 1. a former liquid measure equal to two quarts. 2. a pot or tankard of this capacity. 3. the wine or other liquid in it. [1250 1300; ME potel < MF, dim. of pot POT1; see ELLE] * * * … Universalium
pottle — pot·tle … English syllables
Pottle — This interesting surname with variant spellings Pottle, Pottell, etc., is a diminutive of Pot, an aphetic form of the Middle English given name Philipot, itself a diminutive of the personal name Philip (from the Greek Philippos, from philein to… … Surnames reference
pottle — noun 1》 a former measure for liquids equal to a half gallon. ↘a pot or container of this capacity. 2》 archaic a small punnet. Origin ME: from OFr. potel little pot , dimin. of pot … English new terms dictionary
