potstone

[ pot-stohn ]

noun

1. a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots pot and other household utensils.

potstone

/ ˈpɒtˌstəʊn /

noun

1. an impure massive variety of soapstone, formerly used for making cooking vessels

Word History and Origins

Origin of potstone¹

First recorded in 1765–75; pot ¹ + stone

Example Sentences

In Rosss time they got the necessary wood from Ugjulik, the potstone from Aivillik.

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Considerable beds of pure potstone, in a somewhat foliated form, occur in the last.

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The bulk of the island appears to be composed of a compound rock, formed of clay-stone and potstone intermixed.

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It is a shallow crescent-shaped vessel of potstone, or what is called soapstone from its soapy feel.

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As the district of the former is destitute of driftwood and potstone they are compelled to buy both articles from their neighbors.

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