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De - Pt| English Dictionary: potting | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for potting | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pot \Pot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Potted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Potting}.] To place or inclose in pots; as: (a) To preserve seasoned in pots. [bd]Potted fowl and fish.[b8] --Dryden. (b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs. (c) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off. --B. Edwards. (d) (Billiards) To pocket. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Potting \Pot"ting\, n. 1. Tippling. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation. 3. The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining. [West Indies] --B. Edwards. | |
