frying pan
noun
a shallow, long-handled pan in which food is fried.
fry-pan,
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a variation of
frying pan.
Example Sentences
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The stuff includes Mac’n’Cheese Pancakes, a fry-pan hodgepodge called Blisters on My Sisters, egg plates with names like Krakatoa and Leeky Boat, and lots and lots of soups and sandwiches.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
"Throw these into a fry-pan, Art, while I picket old Ten-Penny," said Jack.
From Oh, You Tex! by William MacLeod Raine
Drop spoonfuls some distance apart in a fry-pan containing several tablespoons of hot lard, butter, suet or drippings.
From Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith Thomas
They gave their fry-pan a hasty rub with sticks and grass, and cleaned their knives by sticking them into the ground; and then they squatted by the fire and lighted pipes.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
The Clown was again busy with his fry-pan, the old dog watching him with bloodshot eyes.
From The Lady of Big Shanty by F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) Smith
