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skillet

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noun/ˈskɪl.ɪt/
  1. 1

    A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.UKhistorical

  2. 2

    A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.US

    • Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.
  3. 3

    A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.USattributivesometimes

    • This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.
    • Can you make up a quick skillet hash?
verb/ˈskɪl.ɪt/
  1. 1

    To cook in a skillet.US

    • That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.

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