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stewpan

[ stoo-pan, styoo- ]

/ ˈstuˌpæn, ˈstyu- /

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noun

a pan for stewing; saucepan.

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Origin of stewpan

First recorded in 1625–35; stew¹ + pan¹

Words nearby stewpan

Stewart, James, Stewart-Treves syndrome, stewbum, stewed, stew in one's own juice, stewpan, stewpot, St. Ex., Steyr, St. Francis, stg.

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How to use stewpan in a sentence

Put it into a stewpan with an onion, a carrot, a piece of celery; cover with water and boil slowly for fifty minutes.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
Put into the stewpan several pieces of butter, and fry the ducks till a nice brown colour.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
Mix well and put it into a stewpan with three-quarters of a pint of white cream sauce.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
Put them into a stewpan with slices of bacon round them, and good gravy poured in enough to cover the birds.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis

Place this in a large stewpan, add half a pint of cream, and mix it with the partridge meat.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis