dixie — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A large iron pot, used in the army.

   Related words

   dixie cup

   Examples

   four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie"

   More examples (1)

   Then from the communication trenches came dixies or iron pots, filled with steaming tea, which had two wooden stakes through their handles, and were carried by two men.

   And what those ‘dixies’ of hot tea signified no one knows who wasn't there to wait for them.

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   Army rum is potent stuff, especially when the supplies of tea and water have run out, and one drinks it neat out of a dixie.

Noun

1. a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

   Broader terms

   pot