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pot on

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to transfer (a plant) to a larger flowerpot

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The soup kettle and the coffee pot on the back of the stove, which I never seemed to find time for, were simmering again the first week Betsie took over, and soon a stream of postmen and police, derelict old men and shivering young errand boys were pausing inside our alley door to stamp their feet and cup their hands around hot mugs, just as they’d done when Mama was in charge.

From Literature

“Is that coffee?” she asked instead of answering my question, pointing at a pot on the small table next to me.

From Literature

A pot on the stove unites while the world outside freezes.

From Salon

“Oh, you have got to be kidding me. You threw a chamber pot on me!” she yelled.

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“Officer Salzburg is here to discuss security,” she said, turning back to the large cast-iron pot on the stove.

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