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stockpot

American  
[stok-pot] / ˈstɒkˌpɒt /

noun

  1. a pot in which stock for soup, sauces, etc., is made and kept.


stockpot British  
/ ˈstɒkˌpɒt /

noun

  1. a pot in which stock for soup, etc, is made or kept

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stockpot

First recorded in 1850–55; stock + pot 1

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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