pontypool
n.— Note: Named for town in Wales. «Tole is sometimes called japanned ware, pontypool or toleware. Whatever it’s called, it’s painted tin.» —“Dishes, other pieces used colorful milk glass” by Ralph Kovel, Terry Kovel HeraldNet (Everett, Washington) Dec. 20, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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