n. (also (esp. in sense 3) hotchpot)
1. a confused mixture, a jumble.
2 a dish of many mixed ingredients, esp. a mutton broth or stew with vegetables.
3 Law the reunion and blending of properties for the purpose of securing equal division (esp. of the property of an intestate parent).
Etymology: ME f. AF & OF hochepot f. OF hocher shake + POT(1): -potch by assim.