dixie
3
9.9
- noun
- /ˈdɪksi/
- Archaic
- The soldiers boiled their tea in the big dixie by the campfire.
Examples
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Every morning, the cook would clean the dixie before preparing breakfast.
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After a long march, dinner was served straight from the dixie.
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The soldiers cooked stew in a large dixie.
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We need to fill the dixie with water before cooking.
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After a long march, dinner was served straight from the dixie.
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Every morning, the cook would clean the dixie before preparing breakfast.
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The soldiers boiled their tea in the big dixie by the campfire.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round container used for cooking or holding plants
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2.3
A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food
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8.2
A large metal pot with a lid and handle that people use to boil food over a fire
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2.4
A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups
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7.0
A metal pot used to boil water over a fire
1
8.7
A lightweight metal pot with a handle for boiling water over a campfire
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1.9
A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food
Compounds
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7.4
A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture
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Etymology
Dixie for a large camp pot probably comes from the American nickname Dixie for 'the South'; one popular story says pots made or sold there were marked 'Dixie', so soldiers began calling the big cooking pot a dixie. So thinking of Dixie helps you remember a dixie is the large metal pot used for cooking in camps.