Dictionary entry

Jordan

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Jor″dan (?), Jor″den (?), } n. [Prob. fr. the river Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]

1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists. Halliwell.

2. A chamber pot. Chaucer. Shak.