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noun

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1. A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.

   Example: Here are some leftover beans and meat; we can make a good potluck stew from them.

2. (by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation.

3. (originally Canada) A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.

   Synonyms:fuddle

4. The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.