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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)
- A machine in which rags, after being washed, are stirred and bleached as part of a process for making paper
- The operator of such a machine; a potcherman
References
- Thesaurus of Pulp and Papermaking Terminology Institute of Paper Science and Technology 1991