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pressure canner

pressure canner noun: a large pressure cooker capable of holding jars used in canning.

Noun

pressure canner (plural pressure canners)

  1. A large pressure cooker capable of holding jars used in canning.
    • The pressure canner had begun to hiss, steam mounting behind a pin-size hole in the top.2017, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach, Corsair, page 198

Forms of pressure canner

pluralpressure canners

Questions about pressure canner

What does pressure canner mean?
Pressure canner means a large pressure cooker capable of holding jars used in canning.
What part of speech is pressure canner?
Pressure canner is a noun.
What is the plural of pressure canner?
The plural of pressure canner is pressure canners.

Words near pressure canner in the dictionary

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  6. pressure canner
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  8. pressure cooker
  9. pressure cooker bomb
  10. pressure cooker bombs
  11. pressure cookers

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