stockpot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stockpot
Example Sentences
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In December 2016, he returned with the more casual Marmite in Capitol Hill’s Chophouse Row, installing a shiny 40-gallon stockpot with an output that inspired Bon Appétit to call him “the Obi-Wan Kenobi of soup.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023
It’s not a major spoiler to report that this little white cutie avoids the stockpot.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Boil the peanuts: Find a heatproof plate or pot lid that is just smaller than the diameter of your large stockpot and set it near your work area.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023
Now I just need them to make a stockpot.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2022
Gogol watches as Donald begins to remove the clams from their bath, scrubbing the shells with something that looks like a tiny toilet bowl brush, then tossing them one by one into the stockpot.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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