peat potn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpiːt ˌpɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpit ˌpɑt/, Scottish English

/ˈpit ˌpɔt/

Forms: see peat n.¹ and pot n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, pot n.²

Etymology: < peat n.¹ + pot n.²Much earlier currency is perhaps implied by the place name Petepottes (c1220: see peat n.¹), although this is very much earlier than the earliest contextual examples of pot n.²

Chiefly Scottish and English regional (north.).

A hole from which peats have been cut, esp. one in which water has collected.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > containing water

pan1494

peat pota1500

waterhole1688

basin1712

tinaja1835

swag1848

water pocket1863

rock hole1869

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 3172 And hid þaim in a pete pote all.

a1656 R. Gordon Geneal. Hist. Earldom of Sutherland (1813) 228 At the..foot whereof the ground wes mossie & full of peit pots.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 268 Out of the Peat-Pot into the Mire.

a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) i. 28 Their eldest son..having missed the road.., fell into a peat pot, as it is called, and was drowned.

1876 W. M. Egglestone Betty Bodkins' Visit (1877) 31 Like frosks in a peat pot.

1895 T. Ellwood Lakeland & Iceland 45 The deep circular holes generally filled with water, from which peats have been dug, are called peat pots.

1984 in C. Kightly Country Voices iv. 110 We always went peating in June. We went up to what they called the ‘peat pots’ by Satron Moor, and the men dug the peat out in square blocks, barrowed it out, and then cut it into slices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

peat potn.²

Brit.

/ˈpiːt pɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpit ˌpɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, pot n.¹

Etymology: < peat n.¹ + pot n.¹

A plant pot made of dried peat, used esp. for growing seedlings, cuttings, etc., so that they may be planted out without being removed from the pot.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > seed-pot or -pan

seed pot1727

seed pan1731

seed box1754

sprouter1915

peat pot1948

Jiffy pot1957

1948 Times 16 Oct. 1/5 (advt.) Root-o-pots, the hormonized peat pots that feed the roots.

1961 Science 27 Jan. 282/3 After 2 days the rooted cuttings were ready for planting in peat pots.

1993 Harrowsmith Feb. 48/1 To grow ‘Baby Bear’, give its less weather-resistant, hull-less seeds the advantage of an in-door sowing about three weeks early in peat pots.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peat pot
释义	peat potn.¹ Brit. /ˈpiːt ˌpɒt/, U.S. /ˈpit ˌpɑt/, Scottish English /ˈpit ˌpɔt/ Forms: see peat n.¹ and pot n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, pot n.² Etymology: < peat n.¹ + pot n.²Much earlier currency is perhaps implied by the place name Petepottes (c1220: see peat n.¹), although this is very much earlier than the earliest contextual examples of pot n.² Chiefly Scottish and English regional (north.). A hole from which peats have been cut, esp. one in which water has collected. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > containing water pan1494 peat pota1500 waterhole1688 basin1712 tinaja1835 swag1848 water pocket1863 rock hole1869 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. l. 3172 And hid þaim in a pete pote all. a1656 R. Gordon Geneal. Hist. Earldom of Sutherland (1813) 228 At the..foot whereof the ground wes mossie & full of peit pots. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 268 Out of the Peat-Pot into the Mire. a1805 A. Carlyle Autobiogr. (1860) i. 28 Their eldest son..having missed the road.., fell into a peat pot, as it is called, and was drowned. 1876 W. M. Egglestone Betty Bodkins' Visit (1877) 31 Like frosks in a peat pot. 1895 T. Ellwood Lakeland & Iceland 45 The deep circular holes generally filled with water, from which peats have been dug, are called peat pots. 1984 in C. Kightly Country Voices iv. 110 We always went peating in June. We went up to what they called the ‘peat pots’ by Satron Moor, and the men dug the peat out in square blocks, barrowed it out, and then cut it into slices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peat potn.² Brit. /ˈpiːt pɒt/, U.S. /ˈpit ˌpɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, pot n.¹ Etymology: < peat n.¹ + pot n.¹ A plant pot made of dried peat, used esp. for growing seedlings, cuttings, etc., so that they may be planted out without being removed from the pot. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > seed-pot or -pan seed pot1727 seed pan1731 seed box1754 sprouter1915 peat pot1948 Jiffy pot1957 1948 Times 16 Oct. 1/5 (advt.) Root-o-pots, the hormonized peat pots that feed the roots. 1961 Science 27 Jan. 282/3 After 2 days the rooted cuttings were ready for planting in peat pots. 1993 Harrowsmith Feb. 48/1 To grow ‘Baby Bear’, give its less weather-resistant, hull-less seeds the advantage of an in-door sowing about three weeks early in peat pots. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1500n.²1948
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