potwalloper
noun
pot·wal·lop·er
\ˈpäˌtwäləpə(r)\
variants: less commonly
potwaller
\-lə(r)\Definition of potwalloper
: a voter living in an English borough before the Reform Act of 1832 and qualifying for suffrage as a householder by the boiling of his own pot at his own fireplace
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Origin and Etymology of potwalloper
potwalloper alteration (influenced by wallop) of potwaller, from 1pot + obsolete English wall to boil (from Middle English wallen, from Old English weallan) + English -er — more at well
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