Jordan
Pronunciation : Jor"dan, Jor"den
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. fr. the river Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]
Definition : 1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists. [Obs.] Halliwell.
2. A chamber pot. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913