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pottle definition

pot·tle (pät′'l)

noun

  1. a former unit of liquid measure, equal to a half gallon
  2. a pot or tankard of this capacity, or its contents, as wine, ale, etc.

Etymology: ME potel < MFr, dim. of pot, pot

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