mudpot

English

Alternative forms

• mud pot

Etymology

From mud +‎ pot. From being a mud-filled hole, resembling a pot. First use appears c. 1872. See cite below.

Noun

mudpot (plural mudpots)

1. (hydrology, volcanology) A type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.

   Synonym: mud pool

   • 1872, Geological Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States, Department of the Interior, Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana, and Portions of Adjacent Territories, page 92:

     but the continual caving in of the sides has produced a sort of mud-pot, exactly the same as the process of preparing a kettle of mush.

2. An earthenware pot.