| pottle | 1. A liquid measure of four pints. 2. A pot or tankard. "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. Origin: OE. Potel, OF. Potel, dim. Of pot. See Pot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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