hotchpot noun & adjective. ['hɒtʃpɒt] LME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old & mod. French hochepot, from hocher to shake, prob. from Low German, + POT noun¹. Cf. HOTCHPOTCH, HODGEPODGE.]
A. noun.
1. = HOTCHPOTCH noun 1. LME.

2. = HOTCHPOTCH noun 2. LME.

3. English Law. The reunion and blending together of properties in order to secure equality of division, esp. as practised in certain cases in the distribution of the property of an intestate parent. M16.
b. attrib. or as adjective. = HOTCHPOTCH adjective. L16.

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