Dixie

Quick meaning: Dixie is a noun meaning (military) A large iron pot, used in the army.

Meaning

(military) A large iron pot, used in the army.

Example Sentences

And what those ‘dixies’ of hot tea signified no one knows who wasn't there to wait for them.

four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie"

Army rum is potent stuff, especially when the supplies of tea and water have run out, and one drinks it neat out of a dixie.

Then from the communication trenches came dixies or iron pots, filled with steaming tea, which had two wooden stakes through their handles, and were carried by two men.

Word Forms

• dixies

Synonyms for dixie

Depending on context, synonyms include south.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include south, ship, vessel, boat, dead, dixey.

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