Vocabulary : Pottering to Pot-walloper

Pottering : of Potter
Pottern : Of or pertaining to potters.
Pottery : The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked. ;; The place where earthen vessels are made.
Potting : of Pot ;; Tippling. ;; The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation. ;; The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.
Pottle : A liquid measure of four pints. ;; A pot or tankard. ;; A vessel or small basket for holding fruit.
Potto : A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog. ;; The kinkajou.
Pott's disease : Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon.
Potulent : Fit to drink; potable. ;; Nearly drunk; tipsy.
Pot-valiant : Having the courage given by drink.
Pot-walloper : A voter in certain boroughs of England, where, before the passage of the reform bill of 1832, the qualification for suffrage was to have boiled (walloped) his own pot in the parish for six months. ;; One who cleans pots; a scullion.
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