| 单词 | potwork |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspotwork potwork n. (in singular and plural) an establishment where pottery or earthenware is made. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > pottery pottery1480 pothouse1673 potwork1681 piggery1818 mug-house1841 bank1843 pot-bank1888 1681 in Acts Assembly, Island Jamaica (1738) 37 No Negroes, Horses, or any Manner of Utensils, belonging to a Plantation, Brick, or Pot-work [etc.]. 1744 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 211/1 I afterwards took a View of it to the Town Side, from the Hill above the Jesuits Potworks on Terra Bomba. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. v. ii. 322 The brothers Elers..erected a potwork of an improved kind near Burslem. 1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns xii. 328 Behind it..was a small, disused potworks. 1990 A. Burton Cityscapes vii. 81/2 Gladstone was not one of the great potworks. It was an everyday place producing everyday ware, but it was as complex as the finest. < as lemmas |
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