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pot-walloper
/ ˈpɒtˌwɒlə /
noun
- (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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