Definition of "pottle" [pot•tle]

• A pot or drinking vessel with a capacity of 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters). (noun)
• The liquid contained in this type of pot or drinking vessel. (noun)
• An old English liquid measure equal to 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "She watched through the window as Reg bent down, rummaged through the box, and lifted out a thin paintbrush and a small pottle of paint."
• "Will you pe take de odder pottle, or ave you pe got zober yet and come to your zenzes?"
• "We rested for a couple of hours, and I wished to God I had just one good waterskin instead of the pathetic little pottle at my belt."