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chiefly British
: a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
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Keep the skillet in the cabinet.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Transfer skillet to oven and cook, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Transfer skillet to oven and cook, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Skillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillet. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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skillet
noun
skil·let
ˈskil-ət 
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