"pot luck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pot lucks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pot luck (countable and uncountable, plural pot lucks)
  1. Alternative form of potluck Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: potluck
    Sense id: en-pot_luck-en-noun-61ZBDQBp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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