Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†POT, n.2 A schoolboy's word for porridge (Edb. 1898 J. Baillie W. Crighton 285). Heriot's Hosp. slang.Edb. 1859 F. W. Bedford Heriot's Hosp. 345:
[We] set off in the morning after getting our pot.
