English

Noun

stewpot ‎(plural stewpots)

1. A pot used for making stew, usually large and heavy
   • 2009 February 4, Melissa Clark, “Braised Rabbit, Easier on the Fat”, in New York Times:

     What my parents served me from that very same stewpot was chicken.

2. (art, literature) A jumble, especially one that lacks intellectual coherence
   • 2007 February 6, Michiko Kakutani, “Dispatch From Gomorrah, Savaging the Cultural Left”, in New York Times:

     It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right.

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