Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A utensil in which anything is stewed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A pan used for stewing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun archaic, cooking A saucepan used for stewing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a saucepan used for stewing

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Examples

  • Shall he roast on a spit or be browned in a stewpan?

    Peer Gynt 2008

  • Shall he roast on a spit or be browned in a stewpan?

    Peer Gynt 2008

  • Wilton; and Dunstan, pretending to be very much shocked, condemned him not to wear his crown upon his head for seven years — no great punishment, I dare say, as it can hardly have been a more comfortable ornament to wear, than a stewpan without a handle.

    A Child's History of England 2007

  • Put the butter into a stewpan and flour the sweetbreads; dry very lightly and quickly, take them out.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

  • Put the butter into a stewpan, put in the chops and brown them quickly; take out, chop up the apple and onion, and fry that too.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

  • Put the stock into a stewpan; slice in the leek and add the fagot of herbs and the peppercorns.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

  • Let it boil for five minutes, then take it up and scrape and wash it well, lay it in a stewpan with the beef cut into pieces.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

  • Wash the fillets and roll them up, stand them in a stewpan and cook them in this liquor, covering them with a piece of buttered paper; they will take about 20 minutes.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

  • Peel the turnips and cut them into pieces like the quarter of an orange; put them into a small stewpan with the butter, sprinkle over them the sugar and salt, and stir about till quite brown.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

  • Mince up the meat and mix in some chopped parsley, pepper and salt; put the butter into a stewpan, and when it is dissolved mince up the pieces of onion very finely and fry that for two minutes, then stir in the flour.

    The Art of Living in Australia 2004

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