potlikker

See also: Potlikker and pot likker

English

Etymology

From pot +‎ likker.

Noun

potlikker (usually uncountable, plural potlikkers)

  1. Alternative spelling of pot liquor.
    • 2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), pages 21–22:
      Mabel had given the girl her own supper portion and spooned potlikker and roots into her trembling lips until she opened her eyes again.

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