chip pann.
/ˈtʃɪp pan/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪp ˌpæn/, Irish English /ˈtʃɪp pæn/ 1. A metal pan for collecting or burning chips of wood.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > portable receptacle for burning fuel
fire paneOE
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fire vessela1382
chafer1395
chimneyc1420
chafing-dish1483
coal pan1530
fire chauffer1558
brazeraine1623
brasero1652
brazier1690
firecage1770
fire-holder1789
fire basket1798
mangal1814
komfoor1841
rodney1848
Jack1849
chip pan1854
reredos1859
hibachi1863
scaldino1866
chafing-pan1867
salamander1873
1854 Aris's Birmingham Gaz. 30 Jan. To be sold by auction... Iron chip pan, two wrought iron tar stills.
1877 Rochester Union Spy 8 June 1/3 Johnnie kicked the old chip pan..and instead of gathering up the nice large chips, of which there were plenty, he raked up dirt and all, [and] places a few sticks on top.
1988 Alaska Mag. Cabin Cookbk. (1990) 14 Fill the chip pan with hickory chips.
2006 Daily Sitka (Alaska) Sentinel 14 July 5/5 New smoker, insulation blanket, shelves, chip pan & 4 bags of alder chips $75.
2. Chiefly British and Irish English. A pan used for cooking chips; spec. a deep pan which can be filled with cooking oil or fat to be heated, and into which a wire basket can be placed containing chips to be deep-fried.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking vessel or pot > [noun] > pan > frying-pan
frying pan1382
frixory1657
spider1807
fry-pan1832
fryer1859
padella1874
fish-fryer1892
chip pan1901
skillet1917
1901 Sheffield Daily Tel. 25 Nov. 2/6 Chip pan and potato cutter for sale.
1993 V. McDermid Kick Back (1995) x. 118 Proper chips, big fat brown ones like my Granny Brannigan used to make in a chip pan so old and well-used that it was black.
2021 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 5 June 17 Leaving a chip pan unattended for even a short time can have potentially disastrous results as the oil can easily overheat and ignite.
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chip pan fire n. chiefly British and Irish English a fire caused by the cooking oil or fat in a chip pan overheating beyond its flashpoint; cf. chip fire n. 2.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > other fires
moorburn1424
coal firea1450
commonty fire1573
moor-burning1610
stubble-firea1618
wheel-fire1662
night-fire1687
waterball1696
chip fire1795
neal-fire1813
bratchel1815
forge-fire1855
log-fire1878
electrical fire1900
slash fire1949
dumpster fire1957
chip pan fire1960
chip fire1985
1960 Guardian 22 Dec. 5/7 After a chip pan fire in the canteen of a Leeds factory yesterday 71 workers were taken to hospital.
1997 Pract. Householder Oct. 50/1 Made from fire-retardant material.., a fire blanket is particularly good for chip-pan fires for which a fire extinguisher is not suitable.
2016 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 17 Mar. There are about 2,500 chip pan fires [a year], 10,000 a few years ago, but nobody banned chip pans. They have largely disappeared due to the use of oven chips.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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