pottle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pot that holds 2 quarts

WordNet

Pot"tle noun
Etymology
OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See Pot.
Definitions
  1. A liquid measure of four pints.
  2. A pot or tankard. Shak.
    A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott.
  3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit.
    He had a . . . pottle of strawberries in one hand. Dickens.
    Halliwell.

Webster 1913