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# pottle

noun (pottles) (old use, Scots)

«pottle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pottle/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pottle/#x1)
- I canna buy my pottle o' brains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pottle/#x2)
- A pottle of strawberries fills the basket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pottle/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pottle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pottle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pottle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pottle.html) on Mova free.