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Brewer's: 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:…Brewer's: Pot of Hospitality
(The). The pot au feu which in Ireland used to be shared with anyone who dropped in at mealtimes, or required refreshment. “And the `pot of hospitality' was set to boil upon the fire, and…Brewer's: Pot-luck
Come and take pot-luck with me. Come and take a family dinner at my house. The French pot au feu is the ordinary dinner of those who dine at home. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…Brewer's: Pot Paper
A Dutch paper; so called from its bearing a pot as its water-mark. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Pot-PourriPot-luck A B C D E F G H I J K L M…Brewer's: Pot-Pourri
(French). A mixture of dried sweet-smelling flower-petals and herbs preserved in a vase. Also a hotch-potch or olla podrida. In music, a medley of favourite tunes strung together. (See…Brewer's: Pot Valiant
Made courageous by liquor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Pot de BierePot-Pourri A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…Brewer's: Flesh-pots
Sighing for the flesh-pots of Egypt. Hankering for good things no longer at your command. The children of Israel said they wished they had died “when they sat by the flesh-pots of Egypt” (…soup
(Encyclopedia) soup, liquid food in which different kinds of solid food have been cooked, e.g., meat, fish, fowl, vegetables, cereals, or fruit. Many soups are peculiar to certain localities, e.g.,…Aesop's Fables: The Two Pots
by Aesop The Goat and the VineThe Old HoundThe Two Pots Two Pots, one of earthenware and the other of brass, were carried away down a river in flood. The Brazen Pot urged his companion…Promising a Chicken in Every Pot
The Question: Which president promised "a chicken in every pot"? The Answer: It wasn't just chicken. During the presidential campaign of 1928,…Trending
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