Dickpot is a word from the 1700s referring to the earthenware pots people filled with hot embers or coals to warm their cold tootsies. According to Ann Elizabeth Baker, writing in the 1800s, dickpots were favored by little old ladies who put them under their petticoats to keep them warm while darning, knitting, and tatting lace. Yes, dickpots were a favorite of little old ladies. Hah.
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Dickpot is a word from the 1700s referring to the earthenware pots people filled with hot embers or coals to warm their cold tootsies. Accor...
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