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roaster

[ roh-ster ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
a pig, chicken, or other animal or article of a size convenient and grade suitable for roasting.
a person or thing that roasts.
a guest speaker at a roast.
hot Jupiter.

roaster

/ ˈrəʊstə /

Origin of roaster¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; roast, -er ¹

"No, I am a hot-peanut-man," said the voice, and then the peanut roaster began to whistle like a tea-kettle.

A cylindrical coffee-roaster that can be turned by a handle, and sets before the fire, is far preferable to a pot or a pan.

The roaster reappeared with a new, shorter spear, thinner, and a great lump of raw hog-fat spitted on it.

But our roaster still held the interminable flat kid before the now red, flameless fire.

But when the fourth year came Ee-ee-toy did go, and told the people to get him the “seed-roaster.”

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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