Fleshpot
[fleʃpɒt]
Definition
(n.) A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked
(n.) plenty; high living.
Edited by Elsie
Examples
- Put up 'A Voice from the Flames,' 'A Trumpet-warning to Jericho,' and the 'Fleshpots Broken; or, the Converted Cannibal. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I went on pleasantly, but poor Keimer suffered grievously, grew tired of the project, longed for the fleshpots of Egypt, and ordered a roast pig. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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