pot boy

A form of potboy — A boy employed in a plant nursery to tap clay pots with a stick for their ringing sound, indicating whether the plant required watering.

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Meanings

nounpot boy (plural pot boys)

plural pot boys

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of potboy.
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APA

pot boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot%20boy

MLA

“pot boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pot boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot%20boy.

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