pottle

[ pot-l ]

noun
  1. a former liquid measure equal to two quarts.

  2. a pot or tankard of this capacity.

  1. the wine or other liquid in it.

Origin of pottle

1
1250–1300; Middle English potel<Middle French, diminutive of potpot1; see -elle

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How to use pottle in a sentence

  • Der ish pottles de Kaiser CharlemagneVonce filled mit gold-red wine!

  • After two or three pottles of wine are disposed of one of the rogues says to their entertainer, I pray you heark in your ear.

  • We Pottles will do the dirty work and the Gulicks will grab the glory.

  • Baskets, something like exaggerated strawberry pottles of the old conical shape, are prepared, to hold each about a dozen birds.

    The Cruise of the Cachalot | Frank T. Bullen
  • With pompous step and wheezy respiration did Pottles conduct his honoured guests up the creaking stairs and into the "Royal Ram."

    The Cock and Anchor | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for pottle

pottle

/ (ˈpɒtəl) /


noun
  1. archaic a liquid measure equal to half a gallon

  2. NZ a plastic or cardboard container for foods such as yoghurt, fruit salad, or cottage cheese

Origin of pottle

1
C14: potel, from Old French: a small pot 1

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