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gal·li·pot (gal′i pät′)

noun

a small pot or jar of glazed earthenware, esp. one used by druggists as a container for medicine

Etymology: ME galy pott, prob. < galeie, galley + pott, pot: ? because shipped in galleys from Italy

gallipot2 definition

gal·li·pot (gal′i pät′)

noun

galipot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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