单词 | firepot |
释义 | firepot/ˈfʌɪəpɒt/noun 1An earthenware pot containing combustibles or explosives, used as a missile. Now historical. 2A small vessel in which something can be burnt or heated with fire, as a crucible or alembic. 3A pot or pot-shaped receptacle in which fuel is burnt, specifically one in a stove or furnace. 4 Cookery. In East Asian cookery: a metal cooking pot consisting of a bowl surrounding a central chimney beneath which a source of heat is placed, used for cooking or warming broth-based dishes at the table; a dish cooked or served in such a pot. Frequently in Mongolian firepot. OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in Inventory of Henry VIII. From fire + pot. |
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