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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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