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单词 pot-oven
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Definition of pot-oven in English:

pot-oven

noun ˈpɒtˌʌvn
  • 1A kiln in which pottery is fired. Now historical.

  • 2British regional (chiefly Irish English and Manx English). A heated piece of metal, covered by a pot, for slow-cooking or keeping warm bread, cakes, etc. Now rare (chiefly historical).

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ralph Thoresby (1658–1725), antiquary and topographer. From pot + oven.

Definition of pot-oven in US English:

pot-oven

nounˈpɒtˌʌvn
  • 1A kiln in which pottery is fired. Now historical.

  • 2British regional (chiefly Irish English and Manx English). A heated piece of metal, covered by a pot, for slow-cooking or keeping warm bread, cakes, etc. Now rare (chiefly historical).

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ralph Thoresby (1658–1725), antiquary and topographer. From pot + oven.

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