- pot|boil|er
- pot|boil|er «POT BOY luhr», noun.Informal. an inferior work of literature or art produced merely to make a living.╂[the “boiling pot” is symbolic of the necessities of life]
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pot|boil — «POT BOYL», transitive verb, intransitive verb. Informal. to write or otherwise produce (potboilers): »For ten years, hopeful author [Marjorie] Rawlings worked on newspapers, potboiled syndicated verse, wrote (but seldom sold) short stories… … Useful english dictionary
pot·boil·er — /ˈpɑːtˌboılɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a book, movie, etc., that is made in usually a cheap way in order to make money rather than for artistic reasons … Useful english dictionary
pot-wal|lop|er — «POT WOL uh puhr», noun. (formerly in some British boroughs) a man who qualified as a voter by having a separate fireplace over which his own pots boiled. ╂[alteration of earlier pot waller < pot1 + waller < wall to boil, Old English… … Useful english dictionary
Boil — (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boiled} (boild); p. pr. & vb. n. {Boiling}.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F. bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from bulla bubble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. bumbuls. Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Budge}, v.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pot-walloper — [pät′wäl΄əp ər] n. 〚altered (infl. by wallop, to boil) < potwaller, lit., a pot boiler /span> POT1 + obs. wall, to boil < ME wallen < OE weallan < IE base * wel , to turn, roll > WALK〛 … Universalium
pot-walloper — [pät′wäl΄əp ər] n. [altered (infl. by wallop, to boil) < potwaller, lit., a pot boiler < POT1 + obs. wall, to boil < ME wallen < OE weallan < IE base * wel , to turn, roll > WALK] Eng. History a man considered a householder by… … English World dictionary
pot-waller — /potˈwö lər/ noun In certain English boroughs, before the Reform Bill of 1832, someone who satisfied the test as a voter by boiling his pot on his own fireplace within the borough, sometimes in the open air before witnesses to establish a bogus… … Useful english dictionary
boil over — {v. phr.} 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. * / Watch out! Jane cried. The milk is boiling over on the stove! / 2. To become enraged to the point of being unable to contain oneself. * /John took a lot of… … Dictionary of American idioms
boil over — {v. phr.} 1. To rise due to boiling and overflow down the sides of a pan or a pot. * / Watch out! Jane cried. The milk is boiling over on the stove! / 2. To become enraged to the point of being unable to contain oneself. * /John took a lot of… … Dictionary of American idioms
boil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 state of boiling ADJECTIVE ▪ rolling (AmE) ▪ Bring the water to a rolling boil. VERB + BOIL ▪ bring sth to ▪ Bring the soup to the boil. (BrE … Collocations dictionary
