POT-WALLOPER: one qualified as a parliamentary voter in certain English boroughs prior to 1832 because he could boil his own pot at his own fire, thus proving he was a householder.
Sunday 20 October 2024
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When I first had the right to vote, I would say to people that I was now a pot walloper. Sadly they did not understand the historical context and came to entirely wrong conclusions.
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