单词 | pottle |
释义 | pottle/ˈpɒt(ə)l![]() noun 1 archaic A measure for liquids equal to a half gallon.The bird was then pounded in a mortar, distilled with a lot of sack - a pottle was half a gallon, or four pints - and the milk....
2 archaic A small conical punnet for strawberries or other fruit.In this case, Herbert is carrying a pottle of strawberries, so the basket reference is probably the correct one....
2.1NZ A small plastic or cardboard food container: a pottle of apricot yogurt...
OriginMiddle English (in sense 1): from Old French potel 'little pot', diminutive of pot. Rhymes |
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