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skillet

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a skillet

Etymology

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From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skillet (plural skillets) (Midland US, Southern US)

  1. A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
    Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.
    • 2018, “Black Balloons”, performed by Denzel Curry:
      Inside this paper plane
      Note my words are Navy sealed
      So here and I quote
      Taboo and I are in the same boat
      What's said from Pennywise
      I guess we all float
      Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute
      Got my mind in a skillet
      Suicide not a mission
      See the vibe very timid
      I'm timid and very sad
      Translated my thoughts and feelings
      I pivot into the pad
  2. (sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
    This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.
    Can you make up a quick skillet hash?

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Missouri French: esquilette

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Verb

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skillet (third-person singular simple present skillets, present participle skilleting, simple past and past participle skilleted)

  1. To cook in a skillet.
    • 1960, The Cattleman, volume 47, page 46:
      Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled.
    • 2010, David Lawday, The Giant of the French Revolution: Danton, A Life:
      That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.

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Usage notes

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Although somewhat common, skillet is less common than frying pan in American English. It is not likely to be recognized in British English, where the term frying pan is more commonly used.

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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skillet n

  1. definite singular of skille
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