Buckpot

/ˈbʌkpɑːt/ noun

Definition

A pot or vessel for holding items or for cooking; possibly a large communal pot or cooking vessel.

Etymology

From 'buck' (possibly from the Middle Dutch 'bak') + 'pot' (container). This may represent either a regional cooking term or a specific type of pottery.

Kelly Says

Buckpot is a delightfully obscure word that appears in medieval and early modern English texts but whose exact meaning has been somewhat lost to time—it's the kind of kitchen vocabulary that disappeared when the objects themselves became obsolete!

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