Potwaller
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Potwaller is a noun meaning (now historical) 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.
Meaning
(now historical) 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.
Word Forms
- potwallers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pot-waller, pot-walloper, potman, potboy, potator, backwoodsman.
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