Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
pot
Also: pot glass
A regional name for a glass or serving of beer, now commonly about 285 millilitres in Victoria and Queensland.
In a sentence
He ordered a pot of draught at the corner pub.
Where it came from
Pot is a regional Australian beer-glass name, now especially associated with Victoria and Queensland. Historical measures were not uniform, so the entry gives the common modern size rather than treating it as fixed.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Especially Victoria and Queensland; meanings have varied elsewhere