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potter's field

 
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letters)
a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
Origin:
1520–30
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potter's field  
n.  A place for the burial of unknown or indigent persons.

[From the potter's field mentioned in Matthew 27:7.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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