| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| potted | imp. & past participle | of Pot |
| potage | noun | See Pottage. |
| potale | noun | The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine. |
| potash | noun | The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; — hence called also caustic potash., The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash). |
| potato | noun | A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico., The sweet potato (see below). |
| potboy | noun | A boy who carries pots of ale, beer, etc.; a menial in a public house. |
| poteen | noun | Whisky; especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish peasantry. |
| potent | adjective | Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful’ efficacious; as, a potent medicine., Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant; mighty; influential; as, a potent prince., Powerful, in an intellectual or moral sense; having great influence; as, potent interest; a potent argument., A prince; a potentate., A staff or crutch., One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned. |
| potgun | noun | A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar., A popgun. |
| pother | noun | Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother., To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy., To harass and perplex; to worry. |
| potion | noun | A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine., To drug. |
| potlid | noun | The lid or cover of a pot. |
| potmen | plural | of Potman |
| potman | noun | A pot companion., A servant in a public house; a potboy. |
| potpie | noun | A meat pie which is boiled instead of being baked. |
| potter | noun | One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels., One who hawks crockery or earthenware., One who pots meats or other eatables., The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin., To busy one’s self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother., To walk lazily or idly; to saunter., To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother. |
| pottle | noun | A liquid measure of four pints., A pot or tankard., A vessel or small basket for holding fruit. |