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stewpot

[ stoo-pot, styoo- ]

/ ˈstuˌpɒt, ˈstyu- /

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noun

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

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Origin of stewpot

First recorded in 1535–45; stew¹ + pot¹

Words nearby stewpot

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

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How to use stewpot in a sentence

Really, I shudder at the idea of ever living again in yonder stewpot of humanity, with all its bad smells.
Visionaries|James Huneker
Pinocchio, too, was grumbling like a stewpot, giving vent to his ill humor.
The Heart of Pinocchio|Collodi Nipote
The boldest jumped up on the stove, where the stewpot was, that sent out such a delicious smell.
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo
Put it into a small stewpot, with beef gravy, port, and sherry.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

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.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton