sauceboat

[ saws-boht ]

noun

a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.

Origin of sauceboat

First recorded in 1740–50; sauce + boat

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How to use sauceboat in a sentence

Strain the liquor in your pan, and serve in a sauce-boat with your ducks.
French Dishes for American Tables | Pierre Caron
Let it boil a moment, and serve, with your goose, in a sauce-boat.
French Dishes for American Tables | Pierre Caron
Then Jameson started from table with a plate of plum-pudding in one hand and the sauce-boat in the other.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
An ounce of capers will be sufficient for a moderate size sauce-boat.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham Burroughs
If I told you how near I came to spilling the sauce-boat accidentally over that old fossil's head, you'd be surprised, Ellen.
Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for sauce boat

sauce boat

noun

another term for gravy boat

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