释义 |
pot·wal·lop·er \ˈpäˌtwäləpə(r)\ noun also pot·wal·ler \-lə(r)\ Etymology: potwalloper alteration (influenced by wallop) of potwaller, from pot (I) + obsolete English wall to boil (from Middle English wallen, from Old English weallan) + English -er — more at well : a voter living in an English borough before the Reform Act of 1832 and qualifying for suffrage as a householder by the boiling of his own pot at his own fireplace |