Dutch oven
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- noun
- /dʌtʃ ˈʌvən/
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- To make the stew, place the ingredients into a heavy Dutch oven and let it simmer for hours.
- cook with a Dutch oven
- Dutch oven lid
- a heavy Dutch oven
Examples
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We were eager to try frying Brussels, so we broke out the Dutch oven and heated up some peanut oil.
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So there we are, both standing over this Dutch oven full of hot oil.
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Combine all ingredients in a Dutch oven or large stockpot over high heat.
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Place pumpkin in a Dutch oven or on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Heat a Dutch oven or large oven-safe pan over medium-high heat.
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A fresh round of cornbread rested in a Dutch oven on the hearth.
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We are baking biscuits in the Dutch oven and gathering damp driftwood for coals.
Fiction book (1993) -
She carefully set the Dutch oven on the stove, preparing to cook her famous chili for the family gathering.
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The chef recommends using a Dutch oven for baking bread to achieve a perfect crust.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round container used for cooking or holding plants
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Deep pan with a long handle used for boiling or stewing food on a stove
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2.7
A deep dish used for cooking and serving food in the oven
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A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food
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A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups
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A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food
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A deep round clay pot used to cook and serve slow stews in southern France
A heavy pot with a tight lid used to cook food slowly
A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly
A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly
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Morphology
Dutch + oven
The slang meaning (trapping someone under covers and passing gas) is not derivable from 'Dutch' (relating to the Netherlands) + 'oven' (a cooking appliance); there is no semantic link to flatulence or bedcovers, so the sense is idiomatic and unpredictable. Additionally, the same collocation has a literal non-slang referent (a heavy cooking pot), which increases ambiguity; the prank sense is culturally specific slang and would not be inferred by a B1 learner knowing the constituent words.
Etymology
Dutch oven may come from long ago when English makers copied heavy cooking pots from the Netherlands, so the name links 'Dutch' (the country) and 'oven' (a covered pot). These heavy pots hold heat very well, so they are used for 'slow cooking'.