pottle
Americannoun
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a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
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a pot or tankard of this capacity.
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the wine or other liquid in it.
noun
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archaic a liquid measure equal to half a gallon
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a plastic or cardboard container for foods such as yoghurt, fruit salad, or cottage cheese
Etymology
Origin of pottle
1250–1300; Middle English potel < Middle French, diminutive of pot pot 1; see -elle
Example Sentences
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A thousand pounds and a pottle of hay is all one thing at doomsday.
From Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Preston, Thomas
But I had no appetite for earthly things, was jarred by the prosaic gusto with which the mystics threw themselves upon the tureen of red Borsch and the black pottle of brandy.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
Ripe Strawberries! a groat a pottle, to-day, Only a groat a pottle, is what I say!
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles
Mulberries, ripe and fresh to-day, They warm and purify the blood; Have them a groat a pottle you may.
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles
Strain it through bags of fine cloth, hooped at the mouth, the first holding a gallon, the others a pottle, and each with a basin under it.
From Early English Meals and Manners by Furnivall, Frederick James
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