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Potcher vs Wotcher - What's the difference?

potcher | wotcher |

As a noun potcher

is a machine in which rags, after being washed, are stirred and bleached as part of a process for making paper.

As an interjection wotcher is

a friendly greeting.

potcher

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    wotcher

    English

    Etymology 1

    Corruption of what cheer .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (chiefly, British) A friendly greeting.
    • [Dick Francis, 1962]

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of what do you .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (chiefly, British) what do you
    • Synonyms
    * whatcha, watcha, wotcha