different between galipot vs gallipot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French galipot; compare Old French garipot (“the wild pine or pitch tree”).

Noun

galipot (countable and uncountable, plural galipots)

1. An unrefined turpentine obtained from some European pines

Synonyms

• barras

French

Noun

galipot m (plural galipots)

1. galipot

English

Alternative forms

• galleypot
• gallypot

Etymology

From uncertain first element + pot.

Noun

gallipot (plural gallipots)

1. A small glazed earthenware jar once used by apothecaries for holding ointment and medicine.
   • 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Lady's Dressing Room:

     Here gallypots and vials placed, / Some filled with washes, some with paste, / Some with pomatum, paints and slops, / And ointments good for scabby chops.

   • 1736, Richard Bradley, The Country Housewife and Lady's Director, London: D. Brown, 6th edition, p. 68, [1]

     Cut away all the hard part of your Asparagus, and just boil them up with Butter and Salt, then fling them into cold Water, and presently take them out again and let them drain; when they are cold, put them in a Gallipot, large enough for them to lie without bending […]

Derived terms

• gallipot word