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Meaning of POTBOILER

Pronunciation:  'pât`boylur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
 
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 See Also: literary composition, literary work

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pot"boil`er\, n.
A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work,
and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of
living. [Cant]
 

 

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