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61pot — {{11}}pot (n.1) vessel, from late O.E. pott and O.Fr. pot, both from a general Low Germanic and Romanic word from V.L. *pottus, of uncertain origin, said by OED to be unconnected to L.L. potus drinking cup (c.600). Celtic forms are said to be… …
62pot — 1. to kill by shooting Referring to hunting for the cooking pot, but now also used of attempts to kill or wound: ... wasn t anything much else to shoot at so I took to potting them. (Sharpe, 1978) A pot shot is one taken without… …
63pot — The portion of stock or bond issue that is returned to the managing underwriter by the participating investment bankers for sale to institutional investors. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * pot UK US /pɒt/ noun [C] FINANCE ► an amount of… …
64pot on — transitive verb : to transplant (as a potted plant) to a larger pot * * * pot on To transfer (a plant) into a larger pot • • • Main Entry: ↑pot * * * ˌpot ˈon [transitive] [present tense …
65pot — n. 1) (fig.) a melting pot 2) a pepper pot (BE; AE has pepper shaker) 3) a chamber pot 4) (misc.) to scour pots and pans * * * [pɒt] (fig.) a melting pot (misc.) to scour pots and pans a chamber pot a pepper pot (BE; AE has pepper shaker) …
66Pot — 1Pot das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. pot, Herkunft ungeklärt> (Jargon) ↑Haschisch, Marihuana Pot 2 2Pot der; s <aus gleichbed. engl. pot, eigtl. »Topf«> (beim ↑Poker) Summe aller Einsätze, Kasse …
67pot — [OE] Pot was borrowed in the late Old English period from medieval Latin *pottus, which also produced French pot ‘pot’. This may have been an alteration of pōtus ‘drinking cup’, which in classical Latin meant simply ‘drink’ (it was derived from… …
68pot — 1. a traditional unit of volume in many countries of Europe, roughly comparable to the liter or to the English quart. In Switzerland, the pot is now a metric unit equal to 1.5 liters. In Belgium, the pot is interpreted as 1.5 liters for dry… …
69pot — [OE] Pot was borrowed in the late Old English period from medieval Latin *pottus, which also produced French pot ‘pot’. This may have been an alteration of pōtus ‘drinking cup’, which in classical Latin meant simply ‘drink’ (it was derived from… …
70pot*/*/ — [pɒt] noun [C] I 1) a deep round metal container that you cook food in a set of pots and pans[/ex] 2) a container used for making or serving hot drinks, or the amount of a drink that a pot contains a pot of tea/coffee[/ex] 3) a container that you …
