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Potboiler

Potboiler Meaning & Definition
Potboiler Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Potboiler?

[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

Potboiler In Webster's Dictionary

\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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