gallipot

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Defense ß Dieu           De faire miracle en ce lieu; and the stage properties afterwards found with the holy woman, such as the gallipot of colouring ointment, justify his suspicion.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

"Don't know as I ever heard tell of that story," said the man who had spoken first, pouring some hot tea into a gallipot.

From Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout by Leighton, Robert

Pour some into small boxes for present use, and the remainder into a gallipot tied down with a bladder.—Another.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

And she sped away, bringing back an old gallipot, which she filled, and held to the child's lips.

From Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

I’d have no objection if you were, so that you’d capture me from that frightful gallipot!

From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz