mudpot
A type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.
Noun
- A type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.
- 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. - 1872, Geological Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States, Department of...
Synonyms: mud pool
- An earthenware pot.
Origin
From mud + pot. From being a mud-filled hole, resembling a pot. First use appears c. 1872. See cite below.