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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.]
1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii.
9.
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The potter heard, and stopped his wheel.
--Longfellow.
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2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De
Quincey.
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3. One who pots meats or other eatables.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin.
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Potter's asthma (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so
called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers.
Potter's clay. See under Clay.
Potter's field, a public burial place, especially in a
city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so
named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in
--Matt. xxvii. 7.
Potter's ore. See Alquifou.
Potter's wheel, a horizontal revolving disk on which the
clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. ``My
thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.'' --Shak.
Potter wasp (Zo["o]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes
fraternal) which constructs a globular nest of mud and
sand in which it deposits insect larv[ae], such as
cankerworms, as food for its young.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.]
1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii.
9.
The potter heard, and stopped his wheel.
--Longfellow.
2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De
Quincey.
3. One who pots meats or other eatables.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin.
Potter's asthma (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so
called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers.
Potter's clay. See under Clay.
Potter's field, a public burial place, especially in a
city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so
named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in
--Matt. xxvii. 7.
Potter's ore. See Alquifou.
Potter's wheel, a horizontal revolving disk on which the
clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. ``My
thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.'' --Shak.
Potter wasp (Zo["o]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes
fraternal) which constructs a globular nest of mud and
sand in which it deposits insect larv[ae], such as
cankerworms, as food for its young.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
potter's asthma
n.
emphysema of the lungs, once common among potters
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
potter's asthma
n.
emphysema of the lungs, once common among potters
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
potter's asthma
n.
emphysema of the lungs, once common among potters
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
potter's asthma
n.
emphysema of the lungs, once common among potters
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