handin.
/ˈhʌndi/, U.S. /ˈhɑndi/ South Asian.
An earthenware or metal pot used in Indian cooking.
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1847 B. H. Hodgson On Aborigines India App. 195 Earthen pots.—2 large vessels, hándi or kousi.
1895 H. R. C. Dobbs Pottery & Glass Industries N.-W. Provinces & Oudh iv. 8 A large vessel such as a gharra or hándi is only roughly formed on the wheel, its sides being much thicker and its whole shape narrower than that of the finished vessel.
1935 M. R. Anand Untouchable 123 Sohini proceeded to put the smoke-bottomed handi full of tea-leaves, water and milk to boil.
1969 Illustr. Weekly India 27 July 31/2 Rice is cooked in a ‘handi’ for making beer.
2004 Desi Mar. 19/2 Arrange the cooked rice and mushroom masala in alternate layers in a biryani handi.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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