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potboil


pot·boil

verb \-ˌbȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of POTBOIL

intransitive verb
: to produce potboilers

First Known Use of POTBOIL

1867

Rhymes with POTBOIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, fuel oil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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