pottle

[ pot-l ]

/ ˈpɒt l /

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noun

a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.

a pot or tankard of this capacity.

the wine or other liquid in it.

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Origin of pottle

1250–1300; Middle English potel<Middle French, diminutive of potpot¹; see -elle

Words nearby pottle

potter's wheel, potter wasp, pottery, potting shed, potting soil, pottle, potto, Pott's disease, Pott's fracture, Pottstown, Pottsville

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How to use pottle in a sentence

Hang your straining-bags so that they maynt touch,--first bag a gallon, others a pottle.
Early English Meals and Manners|Various
Right sir, heres three shillings and sixpence for a pottle and a manchet.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
He knocks and enters, and finds Freshfield over his favourite work, the Posterior Analytics, and a pottle of strawberries.
Oxford|Andrew Lang
He had a paper-bag under each arm and a pottle of strawberries in one hand, and was out of breath.
Great Expectations|Charles Dickens

Pottle, pot′l, n. a little pot: a measure of four pints: a small basket for fruit.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pottle

pottle

/ (ˈpɒtəl) /

noun

archaic a liquid measure equal to half a gallon

NZ a plastic or cardboard container for foods such as yoghurt, fruit salad, or cottage cheese

Word Origin for pottle

C14: potel, from Old French: a small pot 1

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