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pipkin

pipkin

9.9
A small clay pot for cooking or heating food
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪp.kɪn/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pipkin
  • For tonight's dinner, she prepared a delicious stew in her favorite pipkin.

Examples

  • The chef placed the soup into a small pipkin to simmer on the stove.

  • A nogging of ale, a pipkin of porter... a stoup of stout or a beaker of beer?

  • So ready your drums and pipkins because we have some Victorian potions to brew.

  • He filled the pipkin with herbs to create a fragrant potpourri.

Synonyms

pot
vspipkin
377 1.0

A round container used for cooking or holding plants

is a specific small cooking vessel made of earthenware for heating food
boiler
vspipkin
  • UK
4 1.9

A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food

is earthenware and smaller, used for cooking or reheating at home
stockpot
vspipkin
2 2.3

A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food

is much smaller and used for heating or cooking single portions
saucepot
vspipkin
  • UK
1 4.3

A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food

is smaller and used for simple cooking or heating rather than large stews
stewpot
vspipkin
1 2.4

A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups

is smaller and made of earthenware for heating or cooking small amounts
crock-pot
vspipkin
  • US
1 3.2

An electric pot that cooks food slowly for several hours

is a small manual earthenware vessel used over direct heat for cooking
cassoulet
vspipkin
1 8.1

A deep round clay pot used to cook and serve slow stews in southern France

is smaller and used mainly for cooking or heating rather than serving
stewpan
vspipkin
  • UK
6.0

A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly

is smaller, earthenware, and used mainly to warm or cook small portions
stewing pan
vspipkin
  • UK
1.3

A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly

is earthenware and usually smaller, for heating or light cooking
billycan
vspipkin
  • Australian
8.7

A lightweight metal pot with a handle for boiling water over a campfire

is an indoor earthenware vessel for small cooking or heating at home

How Big

cauldron
27 4.8
pot
377 1.0
saucepan
34 1.0
pipkin
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

pipkin singular
pipkins plural

Etymology

Pipkin likely comes from the small word pip (like a little seed) plus the little suffix -kin meaning 'small'. So a pipkin is literally a 'little pot', which explains why it means a small earthenware cooking pot.