noun
- small earthenware pots or cooking vessels, typically with handles
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The medieval kitchen contained several clay pipkins for cooking stews.
- She collected antique pipkins from various pottery makers.
- The archaeologists discovered broken pipkins at the excavation site.
- Traditional pipkins were glazed on the inside to prevent leaking.
- The museum displayed pipkins used by colonial settlers.
- Small pipkins were perfect for preparing individual portions.