单词 | potter |
释义 | potter 1. v. (US putter)   1. intr. a (often foll. by about, around) work or occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner (likes pottering about in the garden). b (often foll. by at, in) dabble in a subject or occupation.   2. intr. go slowly, dawdle, loiter (pottered up to the pub).   3. tr. (foll. by away) fritter away (one's time etc.). Derivatives potterer n. Etymology: frequent. of dial. pote push f. OE potian 2. n. a maker of ceramic vessels. Phrases and idioms potter's field a burial place for paupers, strangers, etc. (after Matt. 27:7). potter's wheel a horizontal revolving disc to carry clay for making pots. Etymology: OE pottere (as POT(1)) |
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