dripping pan

American  

Or drip pan

noun

1. a shallow metal pan used under roasting meat to receive the drippings.

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dripping pan British  

noun

1. a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping

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Etymology

Origin of dripping pan

First recorded in 1425–75

Example Sentences

Place in a buttered, granite dripping pan one and one-half inches apart, sift sugar around dumplings and pour cold water over sugar.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Arrange them in a well-buttered granite dripping pan.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Cover with fine, buttered bread crumbs, after arranging in dripping pan.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

In order to keep them hot while you are frying the rest lay the paper on a dripping pan and set it in the oven.

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Corson, Juliet

When light, spread dough in buttered dripping pan one inch in thickness; cover and let rise again.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.