POTTLE

pottle

(noun) a pot that holds 2 quarts

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Pottle (plural Pottles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pottle is the 28552^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 835 individuals. Pottle is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (a receptacle for strawberries): punnet (British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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