bastable — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A cast iron pot that is suspended over an open fire, often with hot coals placed on the lid for more even cooking.

   Usage

   • Ireland

   Examples

   There was no such thing as a bastable in those days.

   Erika cooked over a turf fire and roasted meat in a bastable perched over the flames.

   More examples (1)

   We'd always have it stewed in a bastable hung over the kitchen fire way back in those days.