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potter's field

noun

Definition of POTTER'S FIELD

:  a public burial place for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals
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Origin of POTTER'S FIELD

from the mention in Matthew 27:7 of the purchase of a potter's field for use as a graveyard
First Known Use: 1777

Rhymes with POTTER'S FIELD

Bakersfield, battlefield, broken-field, center field, chesterfield, color-field, Huddersfield, killing field, landing field, Merrifield, playing field, play the field, reverse field, sustained yield, track-and-field, unaneled, water shield

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