Meanings
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1
noun
a small pot or food container, especially one used for fruit; chiefly British and Commonwealth English
He arrived carrying a pottle of fresh strawberries.
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2
noun
a former measure equal to half a gallon, or a vessel holding that amount
The innkeeper brought a pottle of ale for the table.
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Etymology
From Middle English potell or potel, through Old French potel, a diminutive of pot. It first denoted a pot or measure of about half a gallon; smaller regional food-container senses developed from the same vessel meaning.