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firepot

noun
fire·​pot | \ ˈfÄ«(-É™)r-ËŒpät How to pronounce firepot (audio) \

Definition of firepot

1 : a clay pot filled with combustibles formerly used as a missile in war
2 : a vessel used in eastern Asian cuisine for cooking foods in broth at the table also : the food cooked in it

First Known Use of firepot

circa 1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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