Pipkin

Pipkin

A pipkin is an earthenware cooking pot used for cooking over direct heat from coals or a wood fire. It has a handle and three feet. Late medieval and postmedieval pipkins had a hollow handle into which a stick might be inserted for manipulation.

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Famous quotes containing the word pipkin:

    “A little meat best fits a little belly,
    As sweetly Lady, give me leave to tell ye,
    This little Pipkin fits this little Jelly.”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)