also potholder, "something to cover and protect the hand when handling hot kitchen equipment," the cloth variety so called by 1902, from pot (n.1) + holder.
potentially
potentiate
potentiometer
pothead
pother
pot-holder
pothole
pot-hook
pot-hunter
*poti-
potion
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