The potter heard, and stopped his wheel.
--Longfellow.
2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De
Quincey.
3. One who pots meats or other eatables.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}.
{Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so
called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers.
{Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}.
{Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a
city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so
named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in
--Matt. xxvii. 7.
{Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}.
{Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the
clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. ``My
thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel.'' --Shak.
{Potter wasp} (Zo["o]l.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes
fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and
sand in which it deposits insect larv[ae], such as
cankerworms, as food for its young.
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra}) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
({Pseudemys rugosa}), native of the tributaries
Chesapeake Bay (called also {potter}, {slider}, and
{redfender}), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh
terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris}), are the most
important American species. The diamond-back terrapin
is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of
the United States.
{Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle.
{Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}.
{Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}.
{Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin
({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.