gravy boat

noun

a small dish, often boat-shaped, for serving gravy or sauce.

Origin of gravy boat

First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby gravy boat

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How to use gravy boat in a sentence

gravy boat Caity Weaver, Gawker My week on the high seas with Paula Deen.
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Warming gravy boat My family has finally stopped laughing at me about the warming gravy boat.
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Make a sauce of drawn butter, with two hard-boiled eggs sliced, served in a gravy boat.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) | Mrs. F.L. Gillette
When you serve the head, have it accompanied with a gravy boat of melted butter and minced parsley.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) | Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Serve it either hot or cold; if hot send it to the table with a gravy boat full of Madeira sauce.
The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery | Juliet Corson

If ever I do sich a thing again, Frances, you may cut me up and serve me in a gravy-boat.
Fernley House | Laura E. Richards
Add boiling water to the liquor in the pan, shake it well about, and pour into a gravy boat.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South | Martha McCulloch Williams

British Dictionary definitions for gravy boat

gravy boat

noun

a small often boat-shaped vessel for serving gravy or other sauces

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