sauceboat

American  

[saws-boht] / ˈsɔsˌboʊt /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of sauceboat

First recorded in 1740–50; sauce + boat

Example Sentences

He was mopping the last of the chocolate sauce from the sauceboat with a piece of paratha.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

If a patron ordered a sauceboat, he would get a fine one—perhaps a month after it had been promised.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Add the vanilla, turn at once into the sauceboat and send to the table.

From Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs by Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston

Season to taste with salt and pepper; strain gravy into a warm sauceboat.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi

Turn it into a sauceboat and stand aside until very cold.

From Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs by Rorer, Sarah Tyson Heston