pipkin
Americannoun
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a small, earthen pot.
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British Dialect. a piggin.
noun
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a small metal or earthenware vessel
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another name for piggin
Etymology
Origin of pipkin
Example Sentences
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It would be the old story of the pipkin and the iron pot.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
But if the pipkin is pretty, and A or B breaks it, there is national loss; not otherwise.
From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by John Ruskin
Cover the pipkin very close, to prevent water from getting into it; set it in a pot of water, and let it boil for two or three hours.
From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury
He promptly dropped the silver pipkin, whereupon the shaving-water of the Duke slowly decanted itself over the parqueterie floor.
From The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
I took my portion with thanks, and found that the pipkin contained a thick porridge made of lentils, prepared with meal and fat; in the midst of which was a piece of fresh boiled beef.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by
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