double boiler
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double boiler (plural double boilers)
- A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.
- A pair of interlocking pots, the lower one filled with water which when boiling heats the contents of the upper pot.
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pan containing hot water
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