Potwalloper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. (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.
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  1. (in some English boroughs) a man entitled to the franchise before 1832 by virtue of possession of his own fireplace
Potwalloper (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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