hotchpotch
n . 杂烩
杂烩
hotchpotch n 1 :
a motley assortment of things [
synonym : {
odds and ends },
{
oddments }, {
melange }, {
farrago }, {
ragbag }, {
mishmash },
{
mingle -
mangle }, {
hodgepodge }, {
hotchpotch }, {
gallimaufry },
{
omnium -
gatherum }]
2 :
a stew (
or thick soup )
made with meat and vegetables Hotchpot \
Hotch "
pot `\,
Hotchpotch \
Hotch "
potch `\,
n . [
F .
hochepot ,
fr .
hocher to shake pot pot ;
both of Dutch or German origin ;
cf .
OD .
hutspot hotchpotch ,
D .
hotsen ,
hutsen ,
to shake .
See {
Hustle },
and {
Pot },
and cf . {
Hodgepodge }.]
1 .
A mingled mass ;
a confused mixture ;
a stew of various ingredients ;
a hodgepodge .
[
1913 Webster ]
A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes . --
Bacon .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
A blending of property for equality of division ,
as when lands given in frank -
marriage to one daughter were ,
after the death of the ancestor ,
blended with the lands descending to her and to her sisters from the same ancestor ,
and then divided in equal portions among all the daughters .
In modern usage ,
a mixing together ,
or throwing into a common mass or stock ,
of the estate left by a person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular child or children ,
for the purpose of a more equal division ,
or of equalizing the shares of all the children ;
the property advanced being accounted for at its value when given . --
Bouvier .
Tomlins .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
This term has been applied in cases of salvage .
Story .
It corresponds in a measure with collation in the civil and Scotch law .
See {
Collation }. --
Bouvier .
Tomlins .
[
1913 Webster ]
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "
hotchpotch ":
agglomeration ,
conglomeration ,
farrago ,
gallimaufry ,
hash ,
hodgepodge ,
jumble ,
medley ,
melange ,
mess ,
miscellany ,
mishmash ,
mixed bag ,
mixture ,
olio ,
olla podrida ,
omnium gatherum ,
patchwork ,
potpourri ,
tangle ,
welter
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