"potsie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potsies [plural]
Etymology: From 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.

Inflected forms

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