| 单词 | potwalloper |
| 释义 | potwalloper in American English (ˈpɑtˌwɑləpər, pɑtˈwɑl-) noun English History (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots Also: pot-walloper. Also called: potwaller (ˈpɑtˌwɑlər) Word origin [1715–25; pot1 + walloper; r. potwaller lit., potboiler (pot1 + wall, OE weallan to boil + -er1)] |
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