Workpan

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pan that is part of a machine or system that holds the work that the machine or system operates on.

    "These racks can be carried about and used as workpans or, because of the brackets on their sides, can be stacked one in the other and so used as bins."

Example

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"These racks can be carried about and used as workpans or, because of the brackets on their sides, can be stacked one in the other and so used as bins."

Etymology

From work + pan.

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