chafing dish

American  

[chey-fing] / ˈtʃeɪ fɪŋ /

noun

1. an apparatus consisting of a metal dish with a lamp or heating appliance beneath it, for cooking food or keeping it hot at the table.

2. a vessel that holds charcoal or the like, for heating anything set over it.

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chafing dish British  

/ ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ /

noun

1. a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table

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Etymology

Origin of chafing dish

1400–50; late Middle English chafing warming ( see chafe, -ing ¹)

Example Sentences

Over at Shrubsole, I couldn’t look away from the contemporaneous Chinoiserie “epergne,” a botanically themed silver serving dish whose nine separate floating bowls are surmounted by a pagoda roof topped with a pineapple.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Transfer to a serving dish, drizzle with additional sesame oil and sprinkle with the remaining scallions.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023

To serve, drain off the marinade and into a serving dish.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

To serve, place kale in an ovenproof serving dish.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Mama picks up a silver serving dish that I polished the week before, now filled with spicy spinach-and-lamb stew, and holds it out in front of Thaya Jaan.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan