a boat-shaped dish with a wide lip used for serving gravy and other sauces
2. archaeology
an ancient dish or vessel probably used for pouring or drinking liquids
sauceboat in American English
(ˈsɔsˌboʊt)
noun
gravy boat
sauceboat in American English
(ˈsɔsˌbout)
noun
a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end
Word origin
[1740–50; sauce + boat]This word is first recorded in the period 1740–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseline, damper, etiquette, first class, outrigger
Examples of 'sauceboat' in a sentence
sauceboat
Strain into a small saucepan and, when ready to serve, reheat before pouring into a sauceboat.