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单词 potatory
释义

potatory

[ poh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈpoʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

of, relating to, or given to drinking.

Origin of potatory

From the Latin word pōtātōrius, dating back to 1820–30. See potation, -tory1

Words nearby potatory

potato famine, Irish, potato leafhopper, potato moth, potato psyllid, potato race, potatory, potato tuberworm, potato vine, potato worm, pot-au-feu, Potawatomi
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Example sentences from the Web for potatory

  • In the tumbler it must not go—there was the brandy: that had been an infringement of all the laws of potatory combination.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 410, December 1849|Various

British Dictionary definitions for potatory

potatory
/ (ˈpəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

rare of, relating to, or given to drinking

Word Origin for potatory

C19: from Late Latin pōtātōrius concerning drinking, from Latin pōtāre to drink
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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