potwaller

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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.

First used 18th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounpotwaller (plural potwallers)

plural potwallers

  1. historicalA 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.First known use 18th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pot-walloner

Origin

From pot + wall (“to boil”) + -er.

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APA

potwaller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potwaller

MLA

“potwaller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potwaller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potwaller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potwaller.

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