stewpot

[ stoo-pot, styoo- ]

noun

1. a large, heavy, covered pot used for making stews. stew.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stewpot¹

First recorded in 1535–45; stew ¹ + pot ¹

Example Sentences

Really, I shudder at the idea of ever living again in yonder stewpot of humanity, with all its bad smells.

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Pinocchio, too, was grumbling like a stewpot, giving vent to his ill humor.

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The boldest jumped up on the stove, where the stewpot was, that sent out such a delicious smell.

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Put it into a small stewpot, with beef gravy, port, and sherry.

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Soak a neck of mutton in water for an hour, cut off the scrag, and put it into a stewpot, with two quarts of water.

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