| 单词 | spawning-pan | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasspawning-pan  b.  In the sense ‘in which spawning is performed’, as  spawning-bed,  spawning-ground,  spawning-pan,  spawning-place,  spawning-pond. ΚΠ 1772    Philos. Trans. 1771 		(Royal Soc.)	 61 315  				The first is called the spawning~pond. a1841    in  Penny Cycl. XX. 363/2  				Three pairs have been seen on the spawning-bed at the same time. 1866    Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 446/2  				Notable from time immemorial as favourite spawning-places. 1883    F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 12  				Therefore caplin is used for bait, and is caught only for that purpose on its spawning-grounds. 1883    Earll in  G. B. Goode Fishery Industries U.S. 77  				A few spawning-pans, dippers, and pails, in which to impregnate the eggs. < as lemmas | 
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