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HOTCH'POT, n. 1. Properly, a mingled mass; a mixture of ingredients. 2. In law, a mixing of lands. Thus lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter, shall, after the death of the ancestor, be blended with th...

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HOTCH'POT, n.

1. Properly, a mingled mass; a mixture of ingredients.

2. In law, a mixing of lands. Thus lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter, shall, after the death of the ancestor, be blended with the lands descending to her and then be divided in equal portions to all the daughters.

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