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pottingar
† ˈpottingar Sc. Obs. (-gə(r)) Forms: 5–6 potingar, -e, pottingar, 6 potingair, pothingar; erron. 7 pottinger, 8 potinger. [Corrupted from *poticar, pothecar, Sc. form of pothecary. Cf. the parallel pottingary, where the intermediate forms are better seen. In the later spelling confounded with potti...
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pothecare
† pothecar(e, -aire Sc. and north. Eng. dial. Obs. Also 9 potticar. [Aphetic form of apothecar, = F. apothecaire, corresp. to Eng. pothecary: see next. Hence by phonetic corruption *pot(t)egar, potingar, pottingar.] An apothecary: = next.c 1480 Henryson Test. Cres. 248 Spycis belangand to the pothec...
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