See Also: Potash(medicine)
potash(encyclopedia)
potash(dictionary)
caustic potash(medicine)
Potash of Saskatchewan(finance)
sulfurated potash(medicine)
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan(finance)
whooping(medicine)
whooping(1)(dictionary)
whooping(2)(dictionary)

whooping cough (oh) and potash (oh)


whooping cough (oh)



an infectious disease that especially affects children, and makes them cough and have difficulty breathing

potash (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: pot + ash; because it was made by putting ash in water and letting it dry out in pots]
a type of potassium used especially in farming to make the soil better