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pot–walloping
adjective
Definition of pot–walloping
British
: qualifying for suffrage by maintaining an independent household : being a potwalloper : consisting of potwallopers pot-walloping constituents pot-walloping vote pot-walloping borough
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Origin and Etymology of pot–walloping
1pot + walloping, present participle of wallop (to boil)
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