POT (4)

Pot, v. t. 1. 1. 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 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. 2. 2. To secure; gain; win; bag.