mud pot

noun

, Geology.

1. a hot spring filled with boiling mud. Compare paint pot ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of mud pot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

They found her body on the path that led to the well, an empty mud pot beside her and the gunny sacking tied around her waist.

From Literature

I tipped the mud pot and filling his bowl handed it to him.

From Literature

So thither I journeyed every morning, and when I said how many we were, perhaps half a mud pot would be doled out, sometimes a little more, depending upon who was in charge.

From Literature

Back in June, a 23-year-old Oregon resident fell into a superheated, acidic mud pot and died.

From Fox News

The makeup of the underground plumbing system determines how the water expresses itself - whether it turns into a hot spring pool, a mud pot or a geyser.

From Washington Times