*pott*

a. Marked with spots like eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Juno's bird, in her eye-spotted train. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A size of paper. See under Paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. potage, fr. pot pot. See Pot, and cf. Porridge, Porringer. ] A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both together, in water, until soft; a thick soup or porridge. [ Written also potage. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils. Gen. xxv. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Old pot metal. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, potassium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Poteen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. potier. ] 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. Ps. ii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

The potter heard, and stopped his wheel. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [ Prov. Eng. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who pots meats or other eatables. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 (Zool.), a small solitary wasp (Eumenes fraternal) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larvæ, such as cankerworms, as food for its young. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Pottered p. pr. & vb. n. Pottering. ] [ Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. påta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put. ] 1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to putter; to pother.
Syn. -- putter; pother. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pottering about the Mile End cottages. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To walk lazily or idly; to saunter. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to potters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pottern ore, a species of ore which, from its aptness to vitrify like the glazing of potter's wares, the miners call by this name. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Potteries [ F. poterie, fr. pot. See Pot. ] 1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed and baked. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The place where earthen vessels are made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Tippling. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining. [ West Indies ] B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See Pot. ] 1. A liquid measure of four pints. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pot or tankard. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had a . . . pottle of strawberries in one hand. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pottle draught, taking a pottle of liquor at one draught. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) (a) A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Called also aposoro, and bush dog. (b) The kinkajou. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) Caries of the vertebræ, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pott's fracture, a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. “The spotted panther.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spotted fever (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis. --
Spotted tree (Bot.), an Australian tree (Flindersia maculosa); -- so called because its bark falls off in spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being spotted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being spotty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of spots; marked with spots. [ 1913 Webster ]