hot pot

noun Chiefly British.

mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.

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Origin of hot pot

First recorded in 1690–1700

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British Dictionary definitions for hotpot

hotpot

/ (ˈhɒtˌpɒt) /

noun

British a baked stew or casserole made with meat or fish and covered with a layer of potatoes

Australian slang a heavily backed horse

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