hotchpot

English

Etymology

From Middle English hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot. More at hodgepodge.

Noun

hotchpot (plural hotchpots)

  1. hodgepodge; miscellaneous collection
  2. (civil law) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy
    1. Synonymous: collation

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