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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Pot-boilers

Articles written for periodicals or publishers, and pictures of small merit drawn or painted for the sake of earning daily bread, or making the pot supply needful food.

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