Jor"dan (?), Jor"den (?), n. [Prob. fr. the river Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]
1.
A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists.
[Obs.]
Halliwell.
2.
A chamber pot.
[Obs.]
Chaucer. Shak.
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