potwaller
potwaller noun: a man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
Noun
potwaller (plural potwallers)
- A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
Forms of potwaller
| plural | potwallers |
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Origin of potwaller
From pot + wall (“to boil”) + -er.
Questions about potwaller
- What does potwaller mean?
- Potwaller means a man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
- What part of speech is potwaller?
- Potwaller is a noun.
- What is the plural of potwaller?
- The plural of potwaller is potwallers.
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