potale

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noun

A liquid byproduct from a grain distillery, consisting of the liquid portion of draff after the spent grain is removed, plus washings from tuns (spent wash). Over time its disposition has varied: mostly as dumped waste, sometimes sold for part of the ration for pigs and cattle, when such a market is available.

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Meanings

nounpotale (uncountable)

alternative pot ale

  1. uncountableA liquid byproduct from a grain distillery, consisting of the liquid portion of draff after the spent grain is removed, plus washings from tuns (spent wash). Over time its disposition has varied: mostly as dumped waste, sometimes sold for part of the ration for pigs and cattle, when such a market is available.

Origin

From pot + ale.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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