stockpot

noun

stock·​pot ˈstäk-ˌpät 

1

: a pot in which soup stock is prepared

2

: an abundant supply : repository

Examples of stockpot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But making the most out of soup season isn’t possible without proper cookware essentials, though, and thankfully, Amazon just slashed prices on Dutch ovens, stockpots, cocottes, and more for all fall cooking needs. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025

The 12 pieces include 1½- and 3-quart saucepans with lids, 8- and 10-inch skillets, a 3½-quart saute pan with a lid, an 8-quart stockpot with a lid and a steamer insert with lid. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025

Approximately eight gallons of red beans were being improperly cooled in a stockpot in the freezer after being cooked the day before. —Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Sear meats and make perfect eggs with the frying pan and create sauces and soups with ease using the saucepan and stockpot. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stockpot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot