gallipot
Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gallipot
First recorded in 1425–75, gallipot is from late Middle English galy pott. See galley, pot 1
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Not for himself but for his country he prepares his gallipot, and seals up his precious drops for any country or any town, so great is his zeal and philanthropy.—Goldsmith,
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
It was enclosed in a gallipot, and was what I believe they called an electuary.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
"It is a pretty place," he adds, "though nothing to frighten any body, unless he hath lived in a gallipot."
From Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
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 Brantz Mayer
When any thing, as a gallipot, &c. is to be supported at a considerable height within a jar, it is convenient to have such wire stands as are represented fig.
From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley
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