dishpan

[ dish-pan ]

noun

1. a large pan in which dishes, pots, etc., are washed.

dishpan

/ ˈdɪʃˌpæn /

noun

1. a large pan for washing dishes, pots, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of dishpan¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; dish + pan ¹

Example Sentences

Eliza Tibbets tended them with care, or no, she just nonchalantly watered them with whatever was left sloshing around in her dishpan.

From Los Angeles Times

A plastic dishpan can hold all of these objects, can be secured using the seat belt and can be easily removed if I take on a passenger.

From Washington Post

“I get dishpan hands in the lab,” Griffin jokes.

From The Guardian

A dishpan of coffee was on the stove and iced cakes filled a shelf in the cupboard.

From Literature

I watch parents wipe down the little ones in what appeared to be dishpans of water, and I make a mental note: Steer Boo away from the room.

From Los Angeles Times