What does "potboiler" mean?
Potboiler: A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living. [Cant]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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