Dutch oven Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
  2. noun iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews

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Definitions
  1. a tin screen for baking before an open fire or kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.

Webster 1913