From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pot \Pot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Potted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Potting.]
1. To place or inclose in pots; as:
(a) To preserve seasoned in pots. "Potted fowl and fish."
--Dryden.
(b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or
bulbs.
(c) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the
cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having
perforated heads, through which the molasses drains
off. --B. Edwards.
(d) (Billiards) To pocket.
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2. To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a
pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.
When hunted, it [the jaguar] takes refuge in trees,
and this habit is well known to hunters, who pursue
it with dogs and pot it when treed. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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3. To secure; gain; win; bag. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Potting \Pot"ting\, n.
1. Tippling. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants;
the potting of meats for preservation.
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3. The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and
draining. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
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