Definition of Frying pan

1. Noun. A pan used for frying foods.

Exact synonyms: Frypan, Skillet
Specialized synonyms: Electric Frying Pan, Spider
Terms within: Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold
Generic synonyms: Cooking Pan, Pan

Definition of Frying pan

1. Noun. A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frying Pan

frutifies
frutify
frwy.
fry
fry-up
fry bread
fry breads
fry cook
fry up
fryable
frybread
frybreads
fryer
fryers
frying
frying pan (current term)
frying pans
fryingpan
fryings
fryling
frylings
fryndes
fryolator
fryolators
frypan
frypans
frænula
frænulum
frænulums
frænum

Literary usage of Frying pan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1842)
"From the parlour of The Goose and Frying- Pan lie was never absent betwixt half-past ... Another Goose and Frying-Pan! thought we, this must be seen into. ..."

2. No Name: A Novel by Wilkie Collins (1863)
"Put a piece of butter the size of your thumb into the frying-pan. ... Keep it soft ; put the dish on the frying-pan and turn it over. ..."

3. The People of the Abyss by Jack London (1903)
"Passing Leman Street, we cut off to the left into Spitalfields, and dived into Frying-pan Alley. A spawn of children cluttered the slimy pavement, ..."

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