potch
/ (pɒtʃ) /
noun
mainly Australian slang inferior quality opal used in jewellery for mounting precious opals
Origin of potch
1C20: of uncertain origin
Words Nearby potch
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How to use potch in a sentence
All these inconsistencies of theory follow from the assumption that the Iliad must be a hotch-potch of many ages.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangNow here is a strange jumble and Hotch potch of Matters, if you mind it.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage | Jeremy CollierThe old and the new mingled, forming a kind of a spiritual hotch-potch.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThen potch would know what perhaps he ought to have known already.
The Black Opal | Katharine Susannah Prichard"potch doesn't seem to fancy sellin' at all for a bit," Michael said.
The Black Opal | Katharine Susannah Prichard
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