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chiefly British
: a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
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Transfer to a large bowl, and wipe the skillet clean.
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Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Remove the bacon to a paper towel but reserve the fat in the skillet.
—Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 23 May 2024
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Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Remove the bacon to a paper towel but reserve the fat in the skillet.
—Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for skillet
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“Skillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillet. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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skillet
noun
skil·let
ˈskil-ət 
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