Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
sauceboat

sauceboat

6.0
A small dish with a spout for pouring gravy or sauce at the table
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔsˌboʊt/
translation icon : salsera

Examples

  • Pea soup channeled past a sauceboat and saltcellar and hit the Abbe's freshly ironed cuff.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Pour the gravy into the sauceboat to serve it at dinner.

  • The waiter brought the sauceboat filled with rich, brown gravy to the table.

  • She carefully passed the sauceboat filled with homemade sauce around to her guests.

Synonyms

boat
vssauceboat
85 4.5

A small dish used to hold gravy or sauce on the table

is more specific about having a spout for pouring at the table
gravy boat
vssauceboat
4 2.0

A small dish with a spout for pouring sauce over food

is the table dish with a curved narrow shape used for serving liquids
gravy holder
vssauceboat
3.5

A long dish like a small boat for serving gravy

is the same but emphasizes a spout for pouring rather than shape

How Big

tureen
4 7.6
sauceboat
6.0
gravy boat
4 2.0
ramekin
4 7.1

Surface Forms

sauceboat singular
sauceboats plural

Morphology

sauceboat = sauce + boat (transparent) = sauce + boat

The object is directly described as a boat-shaped vessel for serving sauce; the compound's meaning is readily inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Sauceboat comes from two simple words: sauce 'a liquid to put on food' and boat 'a small vessel'. It is named this because the dish looks like a little boat and is used for serving and pouring gravy or sauce.