POTCH

Etymology 1

Verb

potch (third-person singular simple present potches, present participle potching, simple past and past participle potched)

To thrust.

To trample.

Etymology 2

Noun

potch (uncountable)

(chiefly, Australia, mineralogy, gemmology) A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.

Etymology 3

Verb

potch (third-person singular simple present potches, present participle potching, simple past and past participle potched)

(transitive) To bleach rags in paper-making.

Obsolete form of poach (to cook in simmering water).

Anagrams

• chopt

Source: Wiktionary


Potch, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Poach to stab.]

Definition: To thrust; to push. [Obs.] "I 'll potch at him some way." Shak.

Potch, v. t.

Definition: See Poach, to cook. [Obs.] Wiseman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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