单词 | barnstaple oven |
释义 | Barnstaple ovenn. Now chiefly historical. Especially in the West Country: an earthenware pot with three short legs and a lid, used for baking over a fire. Cf. bastable n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking vessel or pot > [noun] > pot with legs or feet posnetc1350 yetling1354 skillet1403 skill1600 Barnstaple oven1716 bastable oven1748 goashore1834 bastable1836 kaffir pot1863 kohua1901 potjie1985 1716 A. Hill Ess. for December iii. 35 The Barnstaple Ovens of Devonshire..being first form'd of common Potters Clay, in one entire Piece, are not only cleaner, and cheaper than any other Ovens, but bake with more Evenness, and Certainty. 1826 Mech. Mag. 17 June 106/2 The Barnstaple oven, made of pottery, promises to be the thing I want. 1992 C. Hardyment Home Comfort vi. 89 This stone-age design survived until very recently in the form of ‘Barnstaple ovens’..still very popular in Wales and the West Country at the beginning of this century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1716 |
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