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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large, heavy pot or kettle, usually of cast iron and with a tight lid, used for slow cooking.
- noun A metal utensil open on one side and equipped with shelves, placed before an open fire for baking or roasting food.
- noun A wall oven in which food is baked by means of preheated brick walls.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a large metal
cooking pot with a tight-fittinglid - noun a portable oven consisting of a metal
box , withshelves , placed before an openfire - noun a
prank in which onefarts in bed and pulls thebedclothes over one's bed-mate's head - noun a room full of
marijuana smoke
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
- noun an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
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