pot liquor

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noun

Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked.

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Origin of pot liquor

First recorded in 1735–45

Words nearby pot liquor

Potiphar, potjie , potlatch, potlicker, potline, pot liquor, potluck, potman, pot marigold, pot marjoram, pot metal

How to use pot liquor in a sentence

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The possibilities seem endless: Who needs a trip to the liquor store when the toddler can turn water into wine, amirite?
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Perhaps the most Jewish part of the 6th Annual Latke Festival was that the food went way faster than the liquor.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Before this latest brush with the law, the rapper was facing pot-bust and unrelated gun charges.
Rapper Bobby Shmurda Arrested at New York’s Notorious Quad Studios|M.L. Nestel|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
They became quite jolly as cocktails and red liquor flowed and tingled their veins.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Gunn touched the brim of his soft felt hat, which he wore turned down all round apparently in imitation of a flower-pot.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The pot goeth so long to the water til at length it commeth broken home.
A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker|Frederick Locker

British Dictionary definitions for pot liquor

pot liquor

noun

mainly US the broth in which meat, esp pork or bacon, and vegetables have been cooked

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