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stewpot

[ stoo-pot, styoo- ]

noun

  1. a large, heavy, covered pot used for making stews. stew.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stewpot1

First recorded in 1535–45; stew 1 + pot 1
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Example Sentences

Really, I shudder at the idea of ever living again in yonder stewpot of humanity, with all its bad smells.

Pinocchio, too, was grumbling like a stewpot, giving vent to his ill humor.

The boldest jumped up on the stove, where the stewpot was, that sent out such a delicious smell.

Put it into a small stewpot, with beef gravy, port, and sherry.

Soak a neck of mutton in water for an hour, cut off the scrag, and put it into a stewpot, with two quarts of water.

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