pot still

or pot-still

noun

1. a simple and sometimes primitive type of still, used especially in the making of cognac, corn liquor, and malt Scotch whisky.

pot still

noun

1. a type of still used in distilling whisky in which heat is applied directly to the pot in which the wash is contained

Word History and Origins

Origin of pot still¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

But the frying pan, tea-kettle and coffee pot still shone brightly.

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The flat-bottomed pot still survives, but the round one and the kettle are more damaged than whole.

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Chivers, with the pot still in his hands, fairly rocked in the high wind of so much confidence and such great transactions.

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There will remain in the boiling-pot still 31⁄2 gallons of oil.

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Mrs. Ruel trotted to the window, with the coffee-pot still in her hands.

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