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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Pottable, adj. (? f. Pot(t n.1 1 (? fit for the pot, as ? for potting and preserving, or ? for cooking for immediate consumption), or ? var. of e.m.E. potable Potabille adj.) — 1679 J. Somerville Mem. II 155.
He beheld multitudes of poor people that wer gathering myles, lam latuce, and other pottable herbes
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"Pottable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/pottable>
