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dishpan

American

[dish-pan] / ˈdɪʃˌpæn /

noun

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

dishpan British

/ ˈdɪʃˌpæn /

noun

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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dishpan

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

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

He says dishes should be washed in a dishpan, not just any dishpan, either.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There is something noble about being able to paint a dishpan that anyone would be glad to hang in a drawing room." he said.

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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