skillet

skil·let

noun \ˈski-lət\

Definition of SKILLET

1

chiefly British : a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth

2

: frying pan

Origin of SKILLET

Middle English skelet, probably from Anglo-French *escuelete, diminutive of escuelle, eskil bowl — more at scullery

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SKILLET

billet, fillet, millet, rillet, willet