mud pot

American  

noun

Geology.

1. a hot spring filled with boiling mud.

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Etymology

Origin of mud pot

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The makeup of the underground plumbing system determines how the water expresses itself - whether it turns into a hot spring pool, a mud pot or a geyser.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2018

So thither I journeyed every morning, and when I said how many we were, perhaps half a mud pot would be doled out, sometimes a little more, depending upon who was in charge.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The Martian desert lay broiling like a prehistoric mud pot, waves of heat rising and shimmering.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

I tipped the mud pot and filling his bowl handed it to him.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Luna curved around the mud pot and followed the rocks into where the village used to be.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill