English Explanatory Dictionary

potch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To thrust.
  2. To trample.
noun
  1. A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
verb
  1. To bleach rags in paper-making.
  2. Obsolete form of poach (“to cook in simmering water”).
name
  1. Potchefstroom (South African city).

Pronunciation

/pɒt͡ʃ/ en-au-potch.ogg

Word forms

potch potches potching potched

Etymology

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

Related words

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