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iron pan

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noun

  1. geology a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Laura Cherkas gives Aurora Sanchez a cast iron pan.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

You’re not going home, anyway, you’re staying up all night at the facility wondering why your quarterback throws the ball like a cast iron pan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

Anyone can get a cast iron pan, and seasoning it is actually easier than you think.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2023

Back at home, Ecker, a preschool teacher, prepared lunch, lightly grilling bagels in a cast iron pan, slicing avocados, tossing a salad.

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2023

He put an iron pan on the stove, added butter and spring onions, and, after a bit, tossed in the bass cheeks.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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