"pepper-pot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pepper-pots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pepper-pot (plural pepper-pots)
  1. Alternative form of pepper pot Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pepper pot
    Sense id: en-pepper-pot-en-noun-WTpMOM1A

Verb

Forms: pepper-pots [present, singular, third-person], pepper-potting [participle, present], pepper-potted [participle, past], pepper-potted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} pepper-pot (third-person singular simple present pepper-pots, present participle pepper-potting, simple past and past participle pepper-potted)
  1. (UK, New Zealand) To intersperse privately-owned houses and social housing. Tags: New-Zealand, UK
    Sense id: en-pepper-pot-en-verb-KkpoaGIF Categories (other): British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Inflected forms

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