pottle

n. [ OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See Pot. ] 1. A liquid measure of four pints. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pot or tankard. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dry pottle of sack before him. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had a . . . pottle of strawberries in one hand. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pottle draught, taking a pottle of liquor at one draught. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]