Meaning of bastable | Babel Free

Definitions

A cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.

Ireland

Examples

“There was no such thing as a bastable in those days.”

“Erika cooked over a turf fire and roasted meat in a bastable perched over the flames.”

“We'd always have it stewed in a bastable hung over the kitchen fire way back in those days.”

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