Definition of Thumbpot

1. a very small flowerpot [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thumbpot

thumbing
thumbkin
thumbkins
thumbless
thumblike
thumbnail
thumbnailed
thumbnailing
thumbnails
thumbnut
thumbnuts
thumboard
thumboards
thumbpad
thumbpads
thumbpot (current term)
thumbpots
thumbprint
thumbprinting
thumbprints
thumbs
thumbs-down
thumbs-up
thumbs down
thumbs up
thumbsbreadth
thumbsbreadths
thumbscrew
thumbscrews
thumbshot

Literary usage of Thumbpot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Roses by Louis Durand (1911)
"Pot this off into a thumbpot, placing the latter inside a larger pot to keep it from drying off too rapidly. Great care is needed to avoid breaking the tip ..."

2. The Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, for the Use of by American Railway Association (1906)
"Transfer shipment into through cars 45. .thumbpot.... Will be necessary to transfer 47. .Thumbscrew.. Wire me transfer reference and forwarding 46. ..."

3. The Book of Roses by Louis Durand (1911)
"Pot this off into a thumbpot, placing the latter inside a larger pot to keep it from drying off too rapidly. Great care is needed to avoid breaking the tip ..."

4. The Standard Cipher Code of the American Railway Association, for the Use of by American Railway Association (1906)
"Transfer shipment into through cars 45. .thumbpot.... Will be necessary to transfer 47. .Thumbscrew.. Wire me transfer reference and forwarding 46. ..."

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