pot liquor
or pot-liquor
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
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Example sentences from the Web for pot liquor
I gave him a dose of syrup of buckthorn, and put him on a diet of pot-liquor and vegetables till further orders.
The Moonstone|Wilkie CollinsSometimes they get a bit of cheese or bacon, but not often, and a good deal of strong cabbage, soddened with pot-liquor.
The Toilers of the Field|Richard JefferiesUse the pot-liquor in which it was boiled, with quarter of a pound of rice, for the next morning's breakfast.
Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six|Juliet CorsonFor dinner they had meat boiled and one other thing like cabbage, and the children got the pot-liquor.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
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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