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pottle
[ pot-l ]
noun
- a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
- a pot or tankard of this capacity.
- the wine or other liquid in it.
pottle
/ ˈpɒtəl /
noun
- archaic.a liquid measure equal to half a gallon
- a plastic or cardboard container for foods such as yoghurt, fruit salad, or cottage cheese
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pottle1
C14: potel, from Old French: a small pot 1
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Example Sentences
Hang your straining-bags so that they maynt touch,--first bag a gallon, others a pottle.
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Right sir, heres three shillings and sixpence for a pottle and a manchet.
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He knocks and enters, and finds Freshfield over his favourite work, the Posterior Analytics, and a pottle of strawberries.
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He had a paper-bag under each arm and a pottle of strawberries in one hand, and was out of breath.
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Pottle, pot′l, n. a little pot: a measure of four pints: a small basket for fruit.
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