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- noun Alternative form of
pancheon .
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Examples
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Alfred was kneeling on the hearthrug, stripped to the waist, washing himself in a large panchion of earthenware.
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Then he remained rigid and submissive, his two arms thrust straight in the panchion, supporting the weight of his shoulders.
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Then he went to the scullery, wetted his hands, scooped the last white dough out of the panchion, and dropped it in a baking-tin.
Sons and Lovers 1913
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Then from the red earthenware panchion of dough that stood in a comer she took another handful of paste, worked it to the proper shape, and dropped it into a tin.
Sons and Lovers 1913
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Mrs. Morel took a panchion, a great bowl of thick red earth, streamed a heap of white sugar into the bottom, and then, straining herself to the weight, was pouring in the liquor.
Sons and Lovers 1913
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The poem was finished; he took the bread out of the oven, arranging the burnt loaves at the bottom of the panchion, the good ones at the top.
Sons and Lovers 1913
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Mrs. Morel took a panchion, a great bowl of thick red earth, streamed a heap of white sugar into the bottom, and then, straining herself to the weight, was pouring in the liquor.
Sons and Lovers 1907
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Then from the red earthenware panchion of dough that stood in a corner she took another handful of paste, worked it to the proper shape, and dropped it into a tin.
Sons and Lovers 1907
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The poem was finished; he took the bread out of the oven, arranging the burnt loaves at the bottom of the panchion, the good ones at the top.
Sons and Lovers 1907
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