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Definition of Pottle
1. Noun. A pot that holds 2 quarts.
Definition of Pottle
1. n. A liquid measure of four pints.
Definition of Pottle
1. Noun. (archaic) a former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) a pot of around this size ¹
3. Noun. (New Zealand) a conical receptacle, typically for potato chips or other foodstuffs ¹
4. Noun. (NZ southern) a receptacle for strawberries ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pottle
1. a drinking vessel [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pottle
Literary usage of Pottle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from by William J. Northen (1912)
"JAMES R. pottle, of Blakely, who though a young man, is one of the prominent
attorneys of Southwest Georgia, and is also recognized as a most capable ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Hence also, pottle-DRAUGHTS. The taking on" that quantity at once. I shall he
find To give thanks for YOU, sir, in pottle- ..."
3. Records of the Town of Plymouth by Plymouth (Mass.), William Thomas Davis (1889)
"Josias Cooke i pottle Rieh : Knowles i pottle John ... i pottle Mr Hopkins i
pottle [24.] At a townes meeting holden the ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"E- pottle, Sol. Gen., of Milledgeville, and TS Felder, Atty. Gen., for the State.
HILL, J. Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur. (140 Ga. ..."
5. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"... from F. pot, of Celtic origin. pottle. (F. - C.) ME fold. - p. ... Potion ;
see Potable. Pottage ; see Pot. Potter ; see Put. pottle ..."
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