pottle
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pottle¹
- /ˈpɒtəl/
Rhymes with -ɒtəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English potell, potel, from Old French potel, diminutive of pot; see more at pot.
noun pottles
- A former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn; a pot or drinking vessel of around this size. Why, he drinks you, with facility, your Dane dead drunk; he sweats not to overthrow your Almain; he gives your Hollander a vomit, ere the next pottle can be filled.
- A small food container, usually made of plastic or cardboard, typically used for containing hot chips, yoghurt or other foodstuffs. Outside, I ripped open the bag to reveal the chips were sitting inside a paper pottle. A pottle!
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A small pot or other receptacle, e.g. for strawberries.
Strawberry pottles are often half cabbage leaves, a few tempting strawberries being displayed on the top of the pottle.
Similar: punnet
verb pottles · pottling · pottled
- To place in a pottle.
Pottle²
proper noun Pottles
- A surname.
Talk about this word "pottle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pottle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pottle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pottle "pottle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pottle.Cite this
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title = {pottle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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