Jorden

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jordan \Jor"dan\, Jorden \Jor"den\, n. [Prob. fr. the river
     Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water
     from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]
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     1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by
        physicians and alchemists. [Obs.] --Halliwell.


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     2. A chamber pot. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Shak.
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