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gallipot

American  

[gal-uh-pot] / ˈgæl əˌpɒt /

noun

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

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gallipot ¹ British  

/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /

noun

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

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gallipot ² British  

/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of galipot

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Etymology

Origin of gallipot

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

Example Sentences

Pour some into small boxes for present use, and the remainder into a gallipot tied down with a bladder.—Another.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

If a speck of dirt be found on the deck, or a gallipot or phial out of its place, woe betide the loblolly-boy, the assistant-surgeon's assistant, and the constant attendant upon the hospital.

From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Hall, Basil

Mr. Morgan himself enriched this mess with a lump of salt butter scooped from an old gallipot, and a handful of onions shorn, with some pounded pepper.

From The Adventures of Roderick Random by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

I’d have no objection if you were, so that you’d capture me from that frightful gallipot!

From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz

I don't believe in your new-fangled ways and new-fangled ideas—in and out like a frog in a gallipot.

From Women in Love by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)