pottle
(noun) a pot that holds 2 quarts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pottle (plural Pottles)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pottle is the 28552nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 835 individuals. Pottle is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.
pottle (plural pottles)
(archaic) A former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot or drinking vessel of around this size.
(New Zealand) A receptacle, typically for potato chips, yoghurt or other foodstuffs.
(archaic) A small pot or other receptacle, e.g. for strawberries.
• (a receptacle for strawberries): punnet (British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)
Source: Wiktionary
Pot"tle, n. Etym: [OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See Pot.]
1. A liquid measure of four pints.
2. A pot or tankard. Shak. A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott.
3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit. He had a . . . pottle of strawberries in one hand. Dickens. Pottle draught, taking a pottle of liquor at one draught. [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
