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/saws"pan'/, n.a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.[1680-90; SAUCE + PAN1]
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saucepan — ► NOUN ▪ a deep cooking pan, with one long handle and a lid … English terms dictionary
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saucepan — [[t]sɔ͟ːspən, AM pæn[/t]] saucepans N COUNT A saucepan is a deep metal cooking pot, usually with a long handle and a lid. Place the potatoes and turnips in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Syn: pan … English dictionary
saucepan */ — UK [ˈsɔːspən] / US [ˈsɔsˌpæn] noun [countable] Word forms saucepan : singular saucepan plural saucepans a round deep metal container with a long handle, used for cooking food on a cooker … English dictionary
saucepan — sauce|pan [ˈso:spən US ˈso:spæn] n a deep round metal container with a handle that is used for cooking = ↑pan ▪ Heat the oil and garlic in a large saucepan … Dictionary of contemporary English
Saucepan — /ˈsɔspən/ (say sawspuhn) noun the, a constellation in the shape of a saucepan or pot with the handle formed mostly from the belt and sword of Orion …
saucepan lids — I Australian Slang kids II Cockney Rhyming Slang Kids I m forever buy clothes for the saucepan lids … English dialects glossary
saucepan — noun Date: 1686 a small deep cooking pan with a handle … New Collegiate Dictionary
