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pottage

American  
[pot-ij] / ˈpɒt ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a thick soup made of vegetables, with or without meat.

pottage British  
/ ˈpɒtɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a thick meat or vegetable soup

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Etymology

Origin of pottage

1175–1225; Middle English potage < Old French: literally, something in or from a pot 1; -age

Example Sentences

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In effect, for a mess of pottage, a public school sold an inflated but permanent artistic legacy to a private citizen.

From Los Angeles Times

This spice blend is not only used for pepper soup but also for ukodo, a pottage based on pepper soup, thickened with yams, plantains, or other tubers.

From Salon

I had tried to sell my birthright for a mess of pottage.

From Literature

The deacons struck the pottage part from the record.

From Literature

If he was as quick in preparing the greens for the dinner pottage, he could go down to Mr. Richard’s house and talk to Harrison for a little while before Master and Olanna came back.

From Literature

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