Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
a piece of ground which, according to the statement of St. Matthew, (Matthew 27:7) was purchased by the Priests with the thirty pieces of silver rejected by Judas, and converted into a burial-place for Jews not belonging to the city.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
POT'TER'S FIELD, THE. Matt 27:7. See Aceldama.