potter's field

Meaning

Noun

A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.

Origin

This phrase derives from the reference to the potter's field in the New Testament, Matthew 27:7: ‘And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.’ (King James Version; spelling modernized).

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