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pot-walloper

/ ˈpɒtˌwɒlə /

noun

  1. (in some English boroughs) a man entitled to the franchise before 1832 by virtue of possession of his own fireplace


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pot-walloper1

C18: from pot 1+ wallop to boil furiously, from Old English weallan to boil

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