Middle English Dictionary Entry

pot-shō̆rd n.
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Entry Info

Forms pot-shō̆rd n.
Etymology From pot(e n.(1) & shē̆rd n.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A fragment of pottery, potsherd; = pot-scarth n.
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Note: Sense may be closer to 'pot' than to 'potsherd'; cp. sherd n. sense 1.(b)

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