Pŏt'tle, n.

noun

n. [Dim. of pot, q. v. Cf. W. potel, a bottle, and Eng. bottle.]

Sense 1. A liquid measure of four pints.

Sense 2. A vessel; a pot or tankard. “A dry pottle of sack before him.” W. Scott.

Sense 3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit.

He had a paper bag under each arm, and a pottle of strawberries in one hand. Dickens.