† pocill Obs. rare.
In 6 pocyll(e.
[ad. L. pōcillum a little cup, dim. of pōculum cup.]
A small cup, a phial; transf. a draught, a potion.
| 1572 J. Jones Bathes Buckstone 19 Take in the morninge fastinge, in pocyll whay, made with ale, to purge choller. In pocyll whay made of whyte wyne, to purge fleme. Ibid. 20 Of herbes for your brothes and pocylles, mallowes, cychorye, endyue, vyolettes, pacyence. |