"try pot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: try pots [plural]
Etymology: From try (“to extract oil from whale blubber”) + pot. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|try|pot|t1=to extract oil from whale blubber}} try (“to extract oil from whale blubber”) + pot Head templates: {{en-noun}} try pot (plural try pots)
  1. (nautical) A large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from cetaceans, pinnipeds and also to extract oil from penguins. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: trypot, try-pot Translations (large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber and to extract oil from penguins): taraipāta (Maori)
    Sense id: en-try_pot-en-noun-xrAhz2xG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Whaling Topics: nautical, transport

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