Potlid
Pot″lid′ (?), n. The lid or cover of a pot.Potlid valve, a valve covering a round hole or the end of a pipe or pump barrel, resembling a potlid in form.
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Potluck
Pot″luck′ (?), n. Whatever may chance to be in the pot, or may be provided for a meal.A woman whose potluck was always to be relied on. G. Eliot.To take potluck, to take what fo...
Potman
Pot″man (?), n.; pl.Potmen (�). 1. A pot companion. Life of A. Wood (1663).2. A servant in a public house; a potboy.
Potoo
‖Po‐too″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large South American goatsucker (Nyctibius grandis).
Potoroo
‖Po′to‐roo″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any small kangaroo belonging to Hypsiprymnus, Bettongia, and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called also kangaroo rat.
Potpie
Pot″pie′ (?), n. A meat pie which is boiled instead of being baked.
Potpourri
Pot′pour′ri″ (?), n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. Olla-podrida.] A medley or mixture. Specifically: (a) A ragout composed of different sor...
Potsdam group
Pots″dam group′ (�). (Geol.) A subdivision of the Primordial or Cambrian period in American geology; — so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, New York. See Chart of Geology.
Potshard
{ Pot″shard′ (?), Pot″share′ (?), } n. A potsherd. Spenser.
Potsherd
Pot″sherd′ (?), n. [Pot + sherd or shard.] A piece or fragment of a broken pot. Job ii. 8.
Potstone
Pot″stone′ (?), n.(Min.) A variety of steatite sometimes manufactured into culinary vessels.
Pott
Pott (?), n. A size of paper. See under Paper.
Pott's disease
Pott's″ dis‐ease″ (?). (Med.) Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; — so named from Percival Pott, an En...
Pottage
Pot″tage (?; 48), n. [F. potage, fr. pot pot. See Pot, and cf. Porridge, Porringer.] A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both together, in water, until soft; a...
Pottain
Pot″tain (?), n. Old pot metal. Holland.
Potteen
Pot‐teen″ (?), n. See Poteen.
Potter
Pot″ter (?), n. [Cf. F. potier.] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. Ps. ii. 9.The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. Longfellow.2. One who hawks crockery or e...
Potter (2)
Pot″ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pottered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pottering.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. påta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1....
Potter (3)
Pot″ter, v. t. To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother. Halliwell.
Pottern
Pot″tern (?), a. Of or pertaining to potters.Pottern ore, a species of ore which, from its aptness to vitrify like the glazing of potter's wares, the miners call by this name. B...
Pottery
Pot″ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Potteries (#). [F. poterie, fr. pot. See Pot.] 1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked.2. The place where earthen vessels are...
Potting
Pot″ting (?), n. 1. Tippling. Shak.2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation.3. The process of putting sugar in casks for ...
Pottle
Pot″tle (?), n. [OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See Pot.] 1. A liquid measure of four pints.2. A pot or tankard. Shak.A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott.3. A vess...
Potto
‖Pot″to (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog. (...
Potulent
Pot″u‐lent (?), a. [L. potulentus, fr. potus a drinking, drink, fr. potare to drink.] 1. Fit to drink; potable. Johnson.2. Nearly drunk; tipsy.
Pou sto
‖Pou sto (po͞o stō; pou stō). [Gr. που̑ στω̑ where I may stand; — from the reputed saying of Archimedes, “Give me where I may stand and I will move the whole world with my steel...
Pouch
Pouch (?), n. [F. poche a pocket, pouch, bag; probably of Teutonic origin. See Poke a bag, and cf. Poach to cook eggs, to plunder.] 1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, ...