What does "dixie" mean?
A large iron pot, used in the army.
Dixie
/ˈdɪksi/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A large iron pot, used in the army.
- Grammar: dixie is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: brand, confederacy, cup brand, dixie region.
- Useful contrasts: Northern United States, Union, the North.
- Usage evidence: four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large iron pot, used in the army.
"four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie""
- 2 a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The southern United States, especially the former Confederate States; the South. US, informal
- 2 The southwestern corner of Utah. US, informal
- 3 A female given name transferred from the place name. US
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Brooks County, Georgia.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Newton County, Georgia.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A historical community in Grant County, Oregon.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A historical community in Washington County, Oregon.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Fayette County and Nicholas County, West Virginia.
- 22 A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
- 23 A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, northern Queensland, Australia.
- 24 A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia.
Synonyms
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Example
"four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie""
Common questions
What is a synonym for "dixie"?
Common synonyms include: brand, confederacy, cup brand, dixie region, dixieland, dixieland.
How do you use "dixie" in a sentence?
four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie"
How do you pronounce "dixie"?
Pronounced /ˈdɪksi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
First attested in 1859. Unknown, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill (equivalent to English tenner), in turn from French dix (ten).
Etymology 2
From Hindi देगची (degcī, “a kettle, a metallic cooking pot”), from Classical Persian دیگچه (degča, “a pot, small cauldron”), from دیگ (deg, “pot”) + ـچه (-ča).