hot pot

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot pot¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

The cannibals, who were also supers led by an actor of the "troupe," set up a hot pot to boil my bones in.

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But if any of the old disputes came up again, I would certainly speak out my mind next hot-pot day.

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It was the culinary forefather of toad-in-the-hole, hot-pot, Irish stew, and of that devil-dreaded Cornish pasty.

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Only I thought, dear, you'd be so tired of pressed beef and tinned tongue, and so I thought I'd make a little hot-pot for you.

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If you want to know how fairies look when they are making hot-pot, you should have seen Angel's absorbed little shining face.

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