/pot"wol'euh peuhr, pot wol"-/ , n. Eng. Hist.
(in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
Also, pot-walloper . Also called potwaller /pot"wol'euhr/ .
[ 1715-25; POT 1 + WALLOPER; r. potwaller lit., potboiler (POT 1 + wall, OE weallan to boil + -ER 1 ) ]