dripping pan or drip pan EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a shallow metal pan used under roasting meat to receive the drippings. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of dripping pan First recorded in 1425–75 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for drip pan Historical Examples of drip pan
Should a coal fall into the dripping-pan take it out immediately.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
For the gravy,–take, that from the dripping-pan and skim it well.
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Eliza Leslie
Wash the dripping-pan in hot water with soda in it, and rub it with sand to brighten it.
Mary Harrison
The dripping-pan at the bottom served to catch and hold the rich gravy.
Evelyn Raymond
When the fowl is put on to roast, put a little water into the dripping-pan.
Marion Cabell Tyree
British Dictionary definitions for drip pan dripping pan drip pan noun a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012