pot-boiler

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pot-boiler noun

(mildly) A creative work of low quality (book, art, etc), produced merely to earn a living or for profit, as opposed to serious creative expression.
A stone used to transfer heat from a fire into a vessel of water, so as to heat the contents.

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pot boy cooking-pot hot-pot hotpot cook pot tar-boil pepperpot pot-pie ink pot pot pourri chimneypot glue-pot ink-pot boil-in-the-bag honey pot paint-pot

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