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pot liquor

pot liquor noun: the liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.

Noun

pot liquor (usually uncountable, plural pot liquors)

  1. (Southern US, usually) The liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.
    Synonyms:
    collard liquor

Synonyms of pot liquor

  • collard liquor

Forms of pot liquor

pluralpot liquors
alternative formpotlikker
alternative formpot likker

Questions about pot liquor

What does pot liquor mean?
Pot liquor means the liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.
What part of speech is pot liquor?
Pot liquor is a noun.
What is the plural of pot liquor?
The plural of pot liquor is pot liquors.

Words near pot liquor in the dictionary

  1. pot lace
  2. pot lead
  3. pot life
  4. pot likker
  5. pot limit
  6. pot liquor
  7. pot liquors
  8. pot lives
  9. pot luck
  10. pot lucks
  11. pot man

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