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sauce boat

British  

noun

  1. another term for gravy boat

"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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The pleasure comes with a sauce boat of four melted cheeses, finished with pizza seasoning, for dipping.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

Dover sole suffers the humiliation of a sauce boat of “Sicilian lemon condiment” that tastes like what would happen if you boiled lemonade concentrate.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2016

Serve in a sauce boat with the fish.

From Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats, Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc. by Estes, Rufus

Simmer a moment; add the oysters, and send to table in a sauce boat.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

Put some currant jelly into a stewpan, and when melted, pour it into a sauce boat.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

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