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pot⋅tle

  [pot-l]
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–noun
1. a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.
2. a pot or tankard of this capacity.
3. the wine or other liquid in it.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME potel < MF, dim. of pot pot 1 ; see -elle
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pot·tle   (pŏt'l)   
n.  

  1. A pot or drinking vessel with a capacity of 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters).

  2. The liquid contained in this type of pot or drinking vessel.

  3. An old English liquid measure equal to 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters).


[Middle English potel, from Old French, from pot, pot; see potiche.]
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