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- noun Plural form of
potato .
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Examples
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The Rev. James M'Hall, of Hollymount, Mayo, mentions the startling fact, that a poor man in his neighbourhood having opened a pit, where he had stored six barrels of potatoes, of sixty-four stone each, _found he had not one stone of sound potatoes_!
The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines John O'Rourke
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At LAfreestore, a one-day shopping event planned for Nov. 13, everything from sweaters to sacks of potatoes is free -- but if you're taking, you're ...
LAfreestore Pop-Up Shop On November 13: Everything Is Free Los Angeles Times 2010
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Another endearing thing about potatoes is their utter humility.
Prose and Potatoes's First Year Anniversary Sarah Lenz 2009
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Last year he had four thousand acres in potatoes, a thousand in asparagus, five hundred in celery and five hundred in beans.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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Another endearing thing about potatoes is their utter humility.
Archive 2009-03-01 Sarah Lenz 2009
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At LAfreestore, a one-day shopping event planned for Nov. 13, everything from sweaters to sacks of potatoes is free -- but if you're taking, you're also encouraged to give a little something back.
LAfreestore Pop-Up Shop On November 13: Everything Is Free Los Angeles Times 2010
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If I buy a sackful of potatoes from a farmer, that may well incentivize him to plant some more, especially if I've made a standing offer to pay him for a new sack (like the copyright law does).
Lessig on Copyright, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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At LAfreestore, a one-day shopping event planned for Nov. 13, everything from sweaters to sacks of potatoes is free -- but if you're taking, you're also encouraged to give a little something back.
LAfreestore Pop-Up Shop On November 13: Everything Is Free Los Angeles Times 2010
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At LAfreestore, a one-day shopping event planned for Nov. 13, everything from sweaters to sacks of potatoes is free -- but if you re taking, you re ...
LAfreestore Pop-Up Shop On November 13: Everything Is Free Los Angeles Times 2010
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I love food like this ... actually anything that's served over a pile of potatoes is perfect for me.
Laura's Kitchen Sink Picadillo Style Hash Laura 2009
PMW commented on the word potatoes
"Potatoes" is the plural of "potato," not "potatoe."
November 16, 2010