fish strainer

noun

A colander with handles, used for taking fish out of a cookpot.

“an earthenware fish strainer”

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Meanings

nounfish strainer (plural fish strainers)

plural fish strainers

  1. A colander with handles, used for taking fish out of a cookpot.
  2. A perforated slab at the bottom of a dish, used to drain the water from a boiled fish.

    an earthenware fish strainer

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APA

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Chicago

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