gallipot

[ gal-uh-pot ]

noun

1. a small glazed pot used by apothecaries for medicines, confections, or the like.

gallipot

¹

/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of galipot

gallipot

²

/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /

noun

1. a small earthenware pot used by pharmacists as a container for ointments, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallipot¹

First recorded in 1425–75, gallipot is from late Middle English galy pott. See galley, pot ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallipot¹

C16: probably from galley + pot ¹; so called because imported in galleys

Example Sentences

It came in a vast, thick mug, like a gallipot with a handle.

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Doctor Gallipot placing his Fortune at the feet of his Mistress.

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It was enclosed in a gallipot, and was what I believe they called an electuary.

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There was an old gallipot or two, and there was a broken bottle or so, and there were some broken boxes for seats.

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In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.

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