pot-walloper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Alteration of potwaller, after wallop.
Meanings
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(historical) A potwaller.
In the dozen “pot walloper” boroughs, inhabitant households not on poor relief could vote.
1968, Carl B. Cone, The English Jacobins, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 33:
- (US, dated, slang) One who cleans pots; a scullion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pot-wallopers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |