dripping pan

American  

Or drip pan

noun

1. a shallow metal pan used under roasting meat to receive the drippings.

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dripping pan British  

noun

1. a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping

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Etymology

Origin of dripping pan

First recorded in 1425–75

Example Sentences

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dripping pan

Lay thin slices of salt pork or bacon in the bottom of a dripping pan, set the roast on them; lay thin slices of salt pork over the meat and place in a hot oven.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Drain and place them around rack in dripping pan in which meat is roasting and cook until tender.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Sprinkle small cubes of fat salt pork thickly over the bottom of a dripping pan, set a wire trivet or rack on pork and lay meat on trivet.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

When evenly browned, remove to well-greased dripping pan, spread again with soft butter, cover closely, and bake until tender at the joints.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.

Place in a buttered, granite dripping pan one and one-half inches apart, sift sugar around dumplings and pour cold water over sugar.

From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.