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  • noun a jar for holding jellies or preserves; a jamjar.

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  • noun a jar for holding jellies or preserves

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Examples

  • Even government ministers were wriggling inside the jampot fiddling their expenses.

    The 'big society' is collapsing under its inherent absurdity | Catherine Bennett 2011

  • In spite of looking like a plum duff on legs, Blowitz had an extraordinary gift of attracting the best of 'em like flies to a jampot.

    Watershed 2010

  • “She made a light aside about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the jampot when she was growing up,” he said.

    How to shock the BBC « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • Addendum: New kitten Sidney decided she would look good in the jampot.

    Toast: Lindy 2005

  • Addendum: New kitten Sidney decided she would look good in the jampot.

    Branston Variations Lindy 2005

  • In spite of looking like a plum duff on legs, Blowitz had an extraordinary gift of attracting the best of 'em like flies to a jampot.

    Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999

  • Then I put the jampot on the table, explaining that the butter was unfortunately in the custody of the pig at the moment.

    Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

  • But he's not just a naughty boy who pinched the jampot for a lark.

    Whip Hand Francis, Dick 1979

  • But he's not just a naughty boy who pinched the jampot for a lark.

    Whip Hand Francis, Dick 1979

  • We could see his lips move, and concluded he was saying something to imaginary persons, for he would put a jampot on his tray, and pour into it from the bottle, and then replace it.

    J. Cole Emma Gellibrand

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