Pottle
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot or drinking vessel of around this size. archaic
"Why, he drinks you, with facility, your Dane dead drunk; he sweats not to overthrow your Almain; he gives your Hollander a vomit, ere the next pottle can be filled."
- 2 a pot that holds 2 quarts wordnet
- 3 A small food container, usually made of plastic or cardboard, typically used for containing hot chips, yoghurt or other foodstuffs. New-Zealand
"Outside, I ripped open the bag to reveal the chips were sitting inside a paper pottle. A pottle!"
- 4 A small pot or other receptacle, e.g. for strawberries. archaic
"Strawberry pottles are often half cabbage leaves, a few tempting strawberries being displayed on the top of the pottle."
- 1 To place in a pottle. transitive
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
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More examples"Why, he drinks you, with facility, your Dane dead drunk; he sweats not to overthrow your Almain; he gives your Hollander a vomit, ere the next pottle can be filled."
Etymology
From Middle English potell, potel, from Old French potel, diminutive of pot; see more at pot.
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