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

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dripping pan

Dip each piece of potato into syrup and arrange in dripping pan.

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

Place in dripping pan, and bake in hot oven forty-five minutes, turning when half done.

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

Place on rack in dripping pan, and dredge meat and bottom of pan with flour.

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

When evenly browned, remove to well-greased dripping pan, spread again with soft butter, cover closely, and bake until tender at the joints.

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

Place on a well-buttered fish sheet, laid in a dripping pan.

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