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pot cheese
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Pot cheese
(gcide) | Pot \Pot\, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta,
Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.]
1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a
great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables,
for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a
flower pot; a bean pot.
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2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.
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3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of
ale. "Give her a pot and a cake." --De Foe.
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4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top
of a chimney; a chimney pot.
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5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
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6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.
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7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. --Knight.
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8. A size of paper. See Pott.
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9. marijuana. [slang]
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10. The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing
or card playing; the pool; also (Racing, Eng.) a horse
heavily backed; a favorite. [Slang]
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11. (Armor) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps
in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also {pot
helmet}.
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12. (Card Playing) The total of the bets at one time; the
pool.
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Jack pot. See under 2d Jack.
Pot cheese, cottage cheese. See under Cottage.
Pot companion, a companion in drinking.
Pot hanger, a pothook.
Pot herb, any plant, the leaves or stems of which are
boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane,
and many others.
Pot hunter, one who kills anything and everything that will
help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for
the table or for the market.
Pot metal.
(a) The metal from which iron pots are made, different
from common pig iron.
(b) An alloy of copper with lead used for making large
vessels for various purposes in the arts. --Ure.
(c) A kind of stained glass, the colors of which are
incorporated with the melted glass in the pot.
--Knight.
Pot plant (Bot.), either of the trees which bear the
monkey-pot.
Pot wheel (Hydraul.), a noria.
To go to pot, to go to destruction; to come to an end of
usefulness; to become refuse. [Colloq.] --Dryden. --J. G.
Saxe.
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pot cheese
(wn) | pot cheese
n 1: mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk [syn:
cottage cheese, pot cheese, farm cheese, {farmer's
cheese}] |
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Pot cheese
(gcide) | Pot \Pot\, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta,
Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.]
1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a
great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables,
for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a
flower pot; a bean pot.
[1913 Webster]
2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.
[1913 Webster]
3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of
ale. "Give her a pot and a cake." --De Foe.
[1913 Webster]
4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top
of a chimney; a chimney pot.
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5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
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6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.
[1913 Webster]
7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. --Knight.
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8. A size of paper. See Pott.
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9. marijuana. [slang]
[PJC]
10. The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing
or card playing; the pool; also (Racing, Eng.) a horse
heavily backed; a favorite. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Armor) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps
in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also {pot
helmet}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
12. (Card Playing) The total of the bets at one time; the
pool.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jack pot. See under 2d Jack.
Pot cheese, cottage cheese. See under Cottage.
Pot companion, a companion in drinking.
Pot hanger, a pothook.
Pot herb, any plant, the leaves or stems of which are
boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane,
and many others.
Pot hunter, one who kills anything and everything that will
help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for
the table or for the market.
Pot metal.
(a) The metal from which iron pots are made, different
from common pig iron.
(b) An alloy of copper with lead used for making large
vessels for various purposes in the arts. --Ure.
(c) A kind of stained glass, the colors of which are
incorporated with the melted glass in the pot.
--Knight.
Pot plant (Bot.), either of the trees which bear the
monkey-pot.
Pot wheel (Hydraul.), a noria.
To go to pot, to go to destruction; to come to an end of
usefulness; to become refuse. [Colloq.] --Dryden. --J. G.
Saxe.
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