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
Example Sentences
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He pretended to peer into another gallipot and then took off his spectacles to wipe them.
From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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 Mary Eaton
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
"Don't know as I ever heard tell of that story," said the man who had spoken first, pouring some hot tea into a gallipot.
From Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout by Robert Leighton
Dr. Smith proved to be one fly in the Academy gallipot.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce
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