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Webster 1913 Edition


Potcher

Potch′er

,
Noun.
One who, or that which, potches.
Potcher engine
(Paper Making)
,
a machine in which washed rags are stirred in a bleaching solution.

Definition 2024


potcher

potcher

English

Noun

potcher (plural potchers)

  1. A machine in which rags, after being washed, are stirred and bleached as part of a process for making paper
  2. The operator of such a machine; a potcherman

References

  • Thesaurus of Pulp and Papermaking Terminology Institute of Paper Science and Technology 1991