bake-pot n also baking-pot. A cast-iron utensil of various sizes, used for cooking and baking.
   1842 JUKES i, 20-1 The bake-pot was put in requisition this morning for our service, and a lot of little cakes made by our hostess for breakfast, at which she gave us also some fresh herrings. 1863 MORETON 51 [She called out] 'My gracious, girls, I've forgot the loaf. Julia, go out to the next house and hang on the bake-pot.' [1870] 1973 KELLY 22 The house, or rather hut, turf-covered, with its smoke blackened rafters and open chimney, with the ever simmering kettle and bake-pot hanging over the fire of pine logs... 1888 HOWLEY MS Reminiscences 47 [We found] notches cut in the logs for various purposes, two good bakepots, a wooden dish, a pile of otter boards upon which were written with chalk or coal from the fire the names of various hunting parties who had lodged here. 1895 Christmas Review 9 It did not take long for these hardy fishermen to bring the bakepot and kettle from their boat, and to refresh themselves with a good meal of tea, fish, and bread. Ibid 12 [proverb] 'Up sail and down bakepot.' (The women feasting after the men have sailed away.) 1960 Evening Telegram 11 Aug, p. 7 The iron bake pots for baking bread, the tongs, an important item for placing live coals on the covers of the bake pots when bread was baking to give it even heat on top as well as underneath... T 172/3-65 In my poor grandfather's day, they had a baking pot. They make a good fire and get a lot of coals and put the cover on their pot. Put their bread in the pot and the pot on the coals. 1973 BARBOUR 73 We started out in one of the largest motor boats. We were well-supplied with cooking utensils, such as frying pan, iron bake pot, large saucepan, and a kettle, of course. 1975 GUY 96 There were rabbits in the bakepot and turrs in the oven.

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