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[ pot-ij ] / ˈpɒt ɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pottage ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna thick soup made of vegetables, with or without meat. Origin of pottage1175–1225; Middle English potage<Old French: literally, something in or from a pot 1; see -age Words nearby pottagepotsticker, pot still, potstone, potsy, Pott, pottage, potted, potter, Potteresque, Potteries, potter's clay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pottageA knife or fork with horizontal handles does not sit naturally in the curved structure of a trencher or a pottage bowl. The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST You British have sold your souls for something less than the conventional mess of pottage. The Half-Hearted|John Buchan Coming to the tent of his brother he found him preparing his dinner of pottage. Best Stories from the Best Book|James Edson White Once Esau returned weary from hunting, as Jacob was making a mess of pottage. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)|Max Duncker
The man who, even when hard pressed by hunger, sells his birthright for a mess of pottage, is unwise. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay The cook has sipped so frequently at the pottage, he will not eat of it when at table. Nuts and Nutcrackers|Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for pottage
nouna thick meat or vegetable soup Word Origin for pottageC13: from Old French potage contents of a pot, from pot pot 1 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 Words related to pottageporridge, puree, chowder, bouillon, oatmeal, gruel, polenta, concoction, distillation, fluid, splash, elixir, brew, bowl, potpourri, stock, potage, gumbo, decoction, vichyssoise |