bean pot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bean pot
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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His first step was to find a bean pot with great potential aura.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally someone suggested an oldtime Boston bean pot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prof. Albert Morris . . . expert on anthropology . . . declared that the bean pot was definitely authentic and 'at least 50 years old .
From Time Magazine Archive
A gigantic bean pot . . . was unearthed on the banks of the Charles River yesterday .
From Time Magazine Archive
“They won’t,” I responded, placing the bean pot on the kerosene stove.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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