a six-hooped pot
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A two-quart pot. Quart pots were bound with three hoops, and when three men joined in drinking each man drank his hoop. Mine host of the Black Bear (Kemlr worth, ch.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “a six-hooped pot” mean?
A two-quart pot. Quart pots were bound with three hoops, and when three men joined in drinking each man drank his hoop. Mine host of the Black Bear (Kemlr worth, ch.
Is “a six-hooped pot” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.