Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A globular or melon-shaped pot, usually of polished brass, used in the East Indies for drawing water, drinking, and ablutions.
- noun A genus of gadoid fishes of an elongate shape with villiform teeth on the jaws and vomer, typical of the subfamily Lotinæ. The burbot, L. maculosa, is an example. See cut under
burbot .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
pot ; specifically acontainer filled withwater used in India, forwashing andablution . - noun colloquial, Pakistan A person that switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another. This comes from the fact that the "lota" has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.
- noun colloquial, Italian Slurry, also used as an insult.
- noun colloquial A
person who is employed by a for-profitinstitution despite having a highnet worth derived from managing a family-ownedbusiness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun burbot
- noun a globular water bottle used in Asia
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Examples
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He borrowed a "lota" or brass water bowl of one of the servants.
Indian Conjuring 1912
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In the meantime the deceased Casi came from the direction of an out-house, and stood in front on the threshold of our room with a 'lota' in her hand.
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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In the meantime the deceased Casi came from the direction of an out-house, and stood in front on the threshold of our room with a 'lota' in her hand.
Following the Equator, Part 5 Mark Twain 1872
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The accused Gopal was asked by Tookaram to go back to his room, and he did so, taking away with him the two gold ornaments and the 'lota'.
Following the Equator, Part 5 Mark Twain 1872
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The accused Gopal was asked by Tookaram to go back to his room, and he did so, taking away with him the two gold ornaments and the 'lota'.
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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One can understand the frustration and disapointment of all the nice folks on this news about the latest 'lota' or 'loti' or whatever.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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Seems that speeddial 4 columns x 6 rows refreshing stock/futures quotes every few seconds eats up a lota bandwidth .. l337_7r4d3r septentriones
Chunk Your Most-Visited Sites To Cure Browser Tab Addiction | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Seems that speeddial 4 columns x 6 rows refreshing stock/futures quotes every few seconds eats up a lota bandwidth..
Chunk Your Most-Visited Sites To Cure Browser Tab Addiction | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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For example, opossum shrimps (Mysis relicta) were introduced into dammed lakes in the mountains of Sweden and Norway by electric companies to enhance prey for burbot (Lota lota) and brown trout (Salmo trutta).
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There is evidence that the color, size, and firmness of livers and flesh in some species is affected by nutritional state, for example, burbot (Lota lota) livers appear to be affected by fat content and presumably nutritional state [15].
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