potsherd

[ pot-shurd ]

noun
  1. a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.

Origin of potsherd

1
1275–1325; Middle English; equivalent to potpot1 + sherd, variant of shard

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potsherd

potshard (ˈpɒtˌʃɑːd)

/ (ˈpɒtˌʃɜːd) /


noun
  1. a broken fragment of pottery

Origin of potsherd

1
C14: from pot 1 + schoord piece of broken crockery; see shard

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