dishpan

[ dish-pan ]

/ ˈdɪʃˌpæn /

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noun

a large pan in which dishes, pots, etc., are washed.

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Origin of dishpan

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; dish + pan¹

Words nearby dishpan

dishonorable, dishonorable discharge, dishonour, dishonourable, dish out, dishpan, dishpan hands, dishrag, dish the dirt, dish top, dishtowel

How to use dishpan in a sentence

Suppose that the worker were piling the dishes at the right of the dishpan and also trying to drain them at the same side.
The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow
He tossed plate, cup and spoon toward the dishpan, sent knife and fork after them and got out his smoking material.
The Happy Family|Bertha Muzzy Bower
He claims that Bud pitched him into that dishpan uh dough with malice aforethought.
The Happy Family|Bertha Muzzy Bower
"Sure I do," answered the girl, removing the battered dishpan from the heap of crockery.
Mary Louise in the Country|L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)

Mary Louise tried to get the dents out of the old dishpan, but succeeded only indifferently.
Mary Louise in the Country|L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)

British Dictionary definitions for dishpan

dishpan

/ (ˈdɪʃˌpæn) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a large pan for washing dishes, pots, etc

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