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. alternativeAlternative form of potboy.
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APA

pot-boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-boy

MLA

“pot-boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pot-boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-boy.

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