dishpan
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- noun
- /ˈdɪʃˌpæn/
- US
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palangana
- To save water, she used a dishpan instead of filling the entire sink.
- dishpan water
Examples
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Over the dishpan that night, Luke helped his mother dry the silverware and plates with a tea towel.
Fiction book (2001) -
Certainly, the chores of more than a few pioneer women included marching into the yard to dump dishpans of water on some struggling little rosebushes.
Academic text (2002) -
She dropped the fork into the dishpan and turned on the hot water.
Fiction book (1996) -
Francesca moved through it with a dishpan done in cracked white enamel.
Fiction book (1992) -
Frying pan, tin plates, a pair of cooking pots, and a dishpan.
Fiction book (1993) -
She bathed him gently in the dishpan, then laid him naked on a towel on the table.
Fiction book (1991) -
Pearl opens the door, revealing a beaming Dwight holding two dishpans piled high with snow.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mama hissed a hurried, impatient breath, threw the dishrag into the aluminum dishpan on top of the rusting deep freezer, and squatted beside her.
Fiction book (1998) -
I filled the dishpan with soapy water to wash the dirty dishes.
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After dinner, we placed the plates in the dishpan to soak before washing them.
Synonyms
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A round deep dish with an open top used to hold food or liquid
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A shallow wide container, usually metal, for cooking food
A pot used for cleaning clothes or other household things
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Etymology
Dishpan is made from the two everyday words dish and pan, so it literally means 'a pan for dishes'. That's why a dishpan is a large, deep bowl you fill with water to wash plates and pots.