potter's field Hear it!

potter's field definition

potter's field

☆ a burial ground for paupers or unknown persons

Etymology: < a burial place for strangers in Jerusalem (Matt. 27:7), ? orig. a potter's field

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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