pot·sherd (p t shûrd ) also pot·shard (-shärd)n. A fragment of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological excavation. |
potsherd
Noun
a broken piece of pottery [pot + schoord piece of broken crockery]
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potsherd Noun a broken piece of pottery [pot + schoord piece of broken crockery]
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"And potsherds are things with those Chinese laundry ticket scratches on them," added Tom. IT was two o'clock when I returned to my lodgings; my dinner, just brought in from a neighbouring hotel, smoked on the table; I sat down thinking to eat--had the plate been heaped with potsherds and broken glass, instead of boiled beef and haricots, I could not have made a more signal failure: appetite had forsaken me. |
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