gal|li|pot

gal|li|pot
gal|li|pot1 «GAL uh pot», noun.
1. a small pot or jar of glazed earthenware used especially by druggists to hold medicine, salve, or the lie.
2. a druggist.
[< galley + pot, perhaps because brought in galleys]
gal|li|pot2 «GAL uh pot», noun.
= galipot. (Cf.galipot)

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  • gal|i|pot — «GAL uh pot», noun. a kind of turpentine or resin that hardens on the stems of certain pines. Also, gallipot. ╂[< French galipot, perhaps < Middle French garipot kind of pine tree] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • pot — an·thro·pot·o·mist; an·thro·pot·o·my; bough·pot; cache·pot; chasse·pot; choi·ro·pot·a·mus; col·pot·o·my; crack·pot; des·pot; des·pot·ic; des·pot·i·cal·ly; des·pot·ist; fuss·pot; gal·i·pot; gal·li·pot; hip·po·pot·a·mus; hip·pot·o·my;… …   English syllables

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  • galipot — gal·i·pot …   English syllables

  • gallipot — gal·li·pot …   English syllables

  • gallipot — gal•li•pot [[t]ˈgæl əˌpɒt[/t]] n. cer a small glazed pot used by druggists for medicines • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME galy pott. See galley, pot I …   From formal English to slang

  • gallipot — gal·li·pot gal ə .pät n a small usu. ceramic vessel with a small mouth esp one used by apothecaries to hold medicines …   Medical dictionary

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