[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- An earthenware pot containing combustibles or explosives, used as a missile.

- A small vessel in which something can be burnt or heated with fire, as a crucible or alembic.

- A pot or pot-shaped receptacle in which fuel is burnt, specifically one in a stove or furnace.

- In East Asian cookery: a metal cooking pot consisting of a bowl surrounding a central chimney beneath which a source of heat is placed, used for cooking or warming broth-based dishes at the table; a dish cooked or served in such a pot. Frequently in "Mongolian firepot".


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Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in Inventory of Henry VIII. From fire + pot