noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pot used to hold or carry fire.
2. 2
   An early incendiary device, an earthenware pot filled with combustible materials and ignited through a hole in the bottom.

Etymology

From fire + pot.

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