pot-walloper Hear it!

pot-walloper Definition

pot·-walloper (pät′wäl′əp ər)

noun

Eng. History a man considered a householder by virtue of owning a hearth, and therefore qualified to vote

Etymology: altered (infl. by wallop, to boil) < potwaller, lit., a pot boiler < pot + obs. wall, to boil < ME wallen < OE weallan < IE base *wel-, to turn, roll > walk