Bastable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bastable is a noun meaning (Ireland) A cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.
Meaning
(Ireland) A cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.
Example Sentences
There was no such thing as a bastable in those days.
Erika cooked over a turf fire and roasted meat in a bastable perched over the flames.
We'd always have it stewed in a bastable hung over the kitchen fire way back in those days.
Word Forms
- bastables
- bastible
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bastible, brandise, backet, stewpot, stewer, encastage.
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