Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pot for brewing or serving coffee.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
coffee pot .
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Examples
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Then she turned away, without speaking, and sat down behind the tin coffeepot, which emitted a fragrant steam.
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The only thing in the coffeepot was the overcooked, burnt residue of the morning’s brew—no one had time to make a fresh pot and a thick skin of dead coffee lined the bottom of the carafe.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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The only thing in the coffeepot was the overcooked, burnt residue of the morning’s brew—no one had time to make a fresh pot and a thick skin of dead coffee lined the bottom of the carafe.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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Clearly rattled, Pete nodded, grabbed the coffeepot, and slunk out of the kitchen.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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She took her coffeepot and circulated among the booths.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee.
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You like the wine and the chatter about fixing the coffeepot when it breaks.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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Our coffeepot held a light orange liquid, and every one of our mugs and glasses was full; it looked as if Michael was trying to isolate all the colors of a rainbow.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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She looked at him like the dog was an empty thing, a leaking coffeepot, while my father monitored him, like the vet told us, see it through until the end of the seizure and take notes.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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She danced around the kitchen all morning, hummed along with the gurgling coffeepot, told me how nice it would be to date a psychiatrist since a psychiatrist would already know what she needed.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
hernesheir commented on the word coffeepot
"The passenger department will make proper collections", in the jargon of railway telegraphers. --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906.
January 21, 2013