| 单词 | potwalloper |
| 释义 | potwalloperor pot-wal·lop·er[ pot-wol-uh-per, pot-wol- ] / ˈpɒtˌwɒl ə pər, pɒtˈwɒl- / 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 called pot·wal·ler [pot-wol-er]. /ˈpɒtˌwɒl ər/. Origin of potwalloperFirst recorded in 1715–25; pot1 + wallop (in sense “to boil violently”) + -er1, replacing potwaller literally, “potboiler” (pot1 + the obsolete verb wall “to boil, gush,” from Old English weallan “to boil” (intransitive) or wællan (transitive) + -er1) Words nearby potwalloperpotty, potty-chair, pottymouth, potus, pot-valiant, potwalloper, Potyomkin, pouch, pouched, pouched rat, pouchy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for potwalloper
British Dictionary definitions for potwalloperpot-walloper potwaller/ (ˈpɒtˌwɒlə) / noun(in some English boroughs) a man entitled to the franchise before 1832 by virtue of possession of his own fireplace Word Origin for pot-walloperC18: from pot 1 + wallop to boil furiously, from Old English weallan to boil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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