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Potsherd   Listen
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Potsherd  n.  A piece or fragment of a broken pot.






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"Potsherd" Quotes from Famous Books



... Mighty ones of Bashan beset me round, They open their mouths at me, Like a ravening, roaring lion. As water I am poured out, Yea, all my bones are out of joint, My heart hath become like wax, It is melted within my body, My palate is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; In the dust of death thou dost lay me, For dogs circle me about, The assembly of evil-doers enclose me; They pierce my hands and my feet, I can count all my bones; They stare, they ...
— The Makers and Teachers of Judaism • Charles Foster Kent

... these tracks? So far as I know, they had no beasts of burthen. But suppose one day someone were to find a potsherd here from early Knossos, or a fragment of ...
— The Secret Places of the Heart • H. G. Wells

... courts can be seen chalked out on the sidewalks of all our city blocks. A bit of brick, a flat stone, a shell, the lid of a blacking box, indeed any small object that can be moved by the foot can be used as what is known as the "Potsherd." ...
— Healthful Sports for Boys • Alfred Rochefort



Words linked to "Potsherd" :   sherd



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