SAUCEPAN

saucepan

(noun) a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saucepan (plural saucepans)

(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

Source: Wiktionary


Sauce"pan`, n.

Definition: A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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