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potch

Pronunciation: /pɒt͡ʃ/

The English word “potch” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To thrust.
  2. To trample.
  3. To bleach rags in paper-making.

noun

  1. A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
  2. A slap or spank. Alternative spellings include patsh, potsh.

Etymology

From Old French pocher (“to poke”); akin to poach.

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