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dishpan

American  
[dish-pan] / ˈdɪʃˌpæn /

noun

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


dishpan British  
/ ˈdɪʃˌpæn /

noun

  1. a large pan for washing dishes, pots, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dishpan

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; dish + pan 1

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Eliza Tibbets tended them with care, or no, she just nonchalantly watered them with whatever was left sloshing around in her dishpan.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2024

One woman had her roof fixed with the $2.50 she received, took her dishpan back to the kitchen at last.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Catherine is done preparing a meal and cleaning it up, a recurring activity, the reader is left exhausted and with dishpan hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Petticoat Lane is one of the best places to find kitchenware, hairpins and hair-curlers, a small enamel dishpan costs about $1.50.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the depression was the size of a small dishpan, Nel’s twig broke.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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