pottle

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. A pot or drinking vessel with a capacity of 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters).
• n. The liquid contained in this type of pot or drinking vessel.
• n. An old English liquid measure equal to 2.0 quarts (1.9 liters).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

• n. a former unit of volume, equivalent to half a gallon, used for liquids and corn
• n. a pot of around this size
• n. a conical receptacle, typically for potato chips or other foodstuffs
• n. a receptacle for strawberries

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• n. A liquid measure of four pints.
• n. A pot or tankard.
• n. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• n. A liquid measure of two quarts; the contents of such a measure; hence, a measure of wine or other beverage; any large tankard; a pot.
• n. A dish made by Connecticut fishermen by frying pork in the bottom of a kettle, then adding water, and stewing in the water pieces of fresh fish. Muddle, made by Cape Ann fishermen, is the same dish with the addition of crackers.
• n. A small wicker basket or vessel for holding fruit.
• n. A children's game.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• n. a pot that holds 2 quarts