gal·li·pot (g l  -p t )n. A small glazed earthenware jar formerly used by druggists for medicaments. [Middle English galy pott : probably galei, galley; see galley + pott, pot; see pot1.] |
gallipot1
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a small earthenware pot used by pharmacists as a container for ointments, etc.
[probably from galley + pot1; so called because imported in galleys]
gallipot2
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a variant spelling of galipot
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