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bastable

bastable noun: a cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.

Noun

bastable (plural bastables)

  1. (Ireland) A cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.
    • There was no such thing as a bastable in those days.1997, Diarmaid Ó Muirithe, A Word in Your Ear, →ISBN, page 61
    • Erika cooked over a turf fire and roasted meat in a bastable perched over the flames.2001, Trevor Norton, Reflections on a Summer Sea, page 70

Forms of bastable

pluralbastables
alternative formbastible

Origin of bastable

Unknown. It is believed by some to be a corruption of Barnstaple, which was known for manufacturing metal pots. Compare Barnstaple oven.

Words formed from bastable

Phrases with bastable

Questions about bastable

What does bastable mean?
Bastable means a cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.
What part of speech is bastable?
Bastable is a noun.
What is the plural of bastable?
The plural of bastable is bastables.

Words near bastable in the dictionary

  1. basswoods
  2. basswork
  3. bassy
  4. bast
  5. basta
  6. bastable
  7. bastable cake
  8. bastable cakes
  9. bastables
  10. bastadin
  11. bastadins

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