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noun

Potting n.

Tippling. (Obs.)

The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation.

The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining. (West Indies)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Potting" Quotes from Famous Books

... a very busy morning potting out the nasturtiums. We have them in three qualities, mild, medium, and full. Nasturtiums are extremely peppery flowers, and take offence so quickly that the utmost tact is required to pot them successfully. In a general way all ...

— Happy Days • Alan Alexander Milne

... when one day Mr Solomon told me that he had arranged for Ike, as he was a good carter, to go with the strongest horse and cart to a place he named in Surrey, to fetch a good load of a particular kind of silver sand for potting. ...

— Brownsmith's Boy - A Romance in a Garden • George Manville Fenn

... with a grave face. "I wonder whether Fane was right," he muttered. "He seemed quite positive; though, 'tis true, he owed him a grudge for potting him at pool. There was something wrong in that young fellow's face as he said 'Never,' when I asked him that question as to whether he gained money by other means. If he lied, the lying must have come from the mother's side. That woman must be a marvel. Well, ...

— Bred in the Bone • James Payn