chattin.
/ˈtʃati/, U.S. /ˈtʃædi/ Anglo-Indian.
An East Indian pot for water; spec. a porous earthen water-pot or jar.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > water-pitcher or -pot > [noun]
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1781 in Lives of Lindsays III. 285 We drank his [majesty's] health in a chatty of sherbet.
1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master iv. 92 (note) The chatties are vessels made of earth, of little or no value.
1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship III. xxxiii. 88 Pedro came in with a chatty of water.
1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi vii. 169 Earthen pots, like Indian chatties.
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Oct. 11/2 Playing with wooden spoons on brass chatties.
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