"potsie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potsies [plural]
Etymology: pot + -sie Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pot|sie}} pot + -sie Head templates: {{en-noun}} potsie (plural potsies)
  1. Any of the marbles located within a shallow hole (or "pot") used in certain variants of the game.
    Sense id: en-potsie-en-noun-1HnN90yq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -sie

Inflected forms

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