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Quotation dates: 1597-1628
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(Pott-,) Potful(l, n. [e.m.E. and ME pottfull, potful (Piers Plowman).] A potful. — a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS No. 143.
Ane tuird wil spill ane potfull of bruiss a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1828.
Ye will not trow quhat grotes will do, the[y] will swel and be a potful
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