fleshpot

[ flesh-pot ]

noun

fleshpots,
- places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas.
- luxurious and unrestrained living.
a pot or vessel containing flesh or meat.

Origin of fleshpot

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First recorded in 1525–35; flesh + pot¹

Words Nearby fleshpot

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How to use fleshpot in a sentence

Friend and foe drop political differences over the abundant fleshpot.
Albert Gallatin | John Austin Stevens
Cleopatra, metaphorically speaking, was a fleshpot, because the world hankered after her.
April's Lady | Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

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