The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pot \Pot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Potted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Potting.]
   1. To place or inclose in pots; as:
      (a) To preserve seasoned in pots. "Potted fowl and fish."
          --Dryden.
      (b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or
          bulbs.
      (c) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the
          cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having
          perforated heads, through which the molasses drains
          off. --B. Edwards.
      (d) (Billiards) To pocket.
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   2. To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a
      pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.

            When hunted, it [the jaguar] takes refuge in trees,
            and this habit is well known to hunters, who pursue
            it with dogs and pot it when treed.   --Encyc. of
                                                  Sport.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. To secure; gain; win; bag. [Colloq.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Potting \Pot"ting\, n.
   1. Tippling. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants;
      the potting of meats for preservation.
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   3. The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and
      draining. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
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