potch
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of potch
C20: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Books like this are always a hotch-potch, but here the potch is well and truly hotched.
From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2012
When they had not seen anything but bony potch for a while, Paul made up his mind there was nothing in the place.
From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
Several men threw up their claims on the hill after working without a trace of potch or colour for months, and went to find jobs on the stations or in the towns nearby.
From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
In many words is a superfluous t, as in hitch, ditch, pitch, witch, switch, stitch, flitch, stretch, sketch, etch, fetch, wretch, notch, botch, hotch, potch, watch, latch, match, batch, catch, hatch, patch, hutch.
From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mann, Mary E.
"Potch," they would say, as his father used to, "a little bit of potch!"
From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
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