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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Jordan  \Jor"dan\,  Jorden  \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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