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POTTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pottle mean?
• POTTLE (noun)
The noun POTTLE has 1 sense:
1. a pot that holds 2 quarts
Familiarity information: POTTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pot that holds 2 quarts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pottle" is a kind of...):
pot (metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid)
Context examples
For, coz, since all thoughts are things, you have but to think a pair of herrings, and then conjure up a pottle of milk wherewith to wash them down.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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