pottle

«pottle» in Mova's school dictionary: A small measure of liquid or fruit; also a small basket… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (pottles) (old use, Scots)

meaning for a pupil

A small measure of liquid or fruit; also a small basket for berries. In the tale «a pottle o' brains» means a good store of wit or sense. tree →

sense in the lessons

in Scottish tales, a joking name for a large store of brains or sense, as if it were a measure.

examples

• Thou hast got thy pottle o' brains already. tree →
• I canna buy my pottle o' brains. tree →
• A pottle of strawberries fills the basket. tree →

note

counts a fixed measure, not single items: 2 pottles means twice that measure.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pottle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.