Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hotch-potch

A confused mixture or jumble; a thick broth containing meat and vegetables.

A sort of soup, or broth, or brew,
Or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes.

Thackeray: Ballad of Bouillabaisse, stanza 2.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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