POTTLE Meaning of POTTLE in English ■ noun1》 a former measure for liquids equal to a half gallon. ↘a pot or container of this capacity. 2》 archaic a small punnet.OriginME: from OFr. potel 'little pot', dimin. of pot . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004