Coffeepots

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Containers used for brewing or serving coffee, typically with a handle, a spout and a lid, found in kitchens and cafes
2. Vessels designed to hold and pour brewed coffee, commonly made of glass, metal or ceramic and often placed on a warming plate
3. Jugs or pots in which coffee is made or kept hot, usually fitted with a spout for pouring into cups

Etymology: Coffeepots is simply the plural of "coffeepot", a compound of "coffee" and "pot". Each part keeps its ordinary meaning: "coffee" is the drink, and a "pot" is a deep vessel for holding liquid or cooking. Put together, the word names a vessel in which coffee is brewed or served, and English speakers have used the pattern for as long as the drink has been common in their kitchens. The plural follows the regular English rule of adding "-s" to the final word, so "coffeepots" refers to more than one such vessel. Nothing in the form itself changes the meaning; it is just the countable version of the noun.