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gallipot
[ gal-uh-pot ]
noun
- a small glazed pot used by apothecaries for medicines, confections, or the like.
gallipot
1/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /
gallipot
2/ ˈɡælɪˌpɒt /
noun
- a small earthenware pot used by pharmacists as a container for ointments, etc
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gallipot1
C16: probably from galley + pot 1; so called because imported in galleys
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Example Sentences
It came in a vast, thick mug, like a gallipot with a handle.
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Doctor Gallipot placing his Fortune at the feet of his Mistress.
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It was enclosed in a gallipot, and was what I believe they called an electuary.
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There was an old gallipot or two, and there was a broken bottle or so, and there were some broken boxes for seats.
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In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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