gravy boat


noun

a small dish, often boat-shaped, for serving gravy or sauce.

Origin of gravy boat

First recorded in 1890–95

Example sentences from the Web for gravy boat

  • If ever I do sich a thing again, Frances, you may cut me up and serve me in a gravy-boat.

    Fernley House |Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for gravy boat

gravy boat

noun

a small often boat-shaped vessel for serving gravy or other sauces