Meanings
plural stewpans
- archaiccookingA saucepan used for stewing.
ſcrape the Brown off well that ſticks to your Stewpan; put in as much Flour as you think fit,...
1743, Lady (Unknown author) - The lady's companion: or, An infallible guide to the fair sex [page 333]1 more example
After letting them drain, put them into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of butter, salt, black and red pepper to taste.
1867, Colin MacKenzie, Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts, page 220Synonyms: stewing pan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA saucepan used for stewing.
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