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

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

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

Pour in sauceboat, and place boat in a pan of boiling water on stove, until it becomes frothy then serve immediately.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler

A dignified waiter with a shaven upper lip and grey whiskers put a sauceboat on the table.

From The Schoolmaster by Garnett, Constance

Whisk in remaining butter, strain into a sauceboat and serve separately.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi