Mudpot

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.

    "but the continual caving in of the sides has produced a sort of mud-pot, exactly the same as the process of preparing a kettle of mush."

  2. 2
    An earthenware pot.

Synonyms

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mud pool

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"but the continual caving in of the sides has produced a sort of mud-pot, exactly the same as the process of preparing a kettle of mush."

Etymology

From mud + pot. From being a mud-filled hole, resembling a pot. First use appears c. 1872. See cite below.

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