Meanings
verbpothunt (third-person singular simple present pothunts, present participle pothunting, simple past and past participle pothunted)
present singular third person pothunts · participle present pothunting · participle past pothunted · past pothunted
- archaeologyTo seek artifacts for one's personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance.
Origin
Back-formation from pothunter.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
pothunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pothunt
MLA
“pothunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pothunt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pothunt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pothunt.
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