资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.

   3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of
      ale. ``Give her a pot and a cake.'' --De Foe.

   4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top
      of a chimney; a chimney pot.

   5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.

   6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.

   7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. --Knight.

   8. A size of paper. See {Pott}.

   {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.