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potsherd

/ˈpɑt.ʃəɹd/

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What does potsherd mean?

noun

  1. A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.

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/ˈpɑt.ʃəɹd/

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The material on one only of the three hundred pieces of potsherd had melted, and it was taken out to cool.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
After choosing who shall be first, second, etc., the player stands at taw and tosses the potsherd into division number one.
A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) CalhounHealthful Sports for BoysProject Gutenberg ebook #6129
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From the cesspool, it reconstitutes the city; from mud, it reconstructs manners; from the potsherd it infers the amphora or the jug.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
Aye, and there have been, who with weight of stone Or heavy potsherd press them from above; This serves for shield in pelting showers, and this When the hot dog-star chaps the fields with drought.
VirgilThe GeorgicsTranslated by James RhoadesProject Gutenberg ebook #232