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POTTLE
pottle
(noun) a pot that holds 2 quarts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Pottle (plural Pottles)
A surname.
Statistics
• 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.
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
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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