pot roast

noun

a dish of meat, usually brisket of beef or chuck roast, stewed in one piece in a covered pot and served in its own gravy.

Origin of pot roast

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby pot roast

pot marjoram, pot metal, pot of gold, pot on, pot plant, pot roast, pot shot, pot spinning, pot still, pot-au-feu, pot-bound

Example sentences from the Web for pot roast

  • Please unhook me, Father Davy; the play is over, and it's time to get the pot-roast simmering.

    Under the Country Sky |Grace S. Richmond

  • "If I could have guessed we'd have such weather, I'd never have ordered a pot-roast," thought Marise, vexed.

    The Brimming Cup |Dorothy Canfield Fisher

  • A pot-roast, is an old-fashioned method of cooking a solid piece of meat with a little water in a pot on top of the stove.

    Foods and Household Management |Helen Kinne

  • We had chicken last week, once, and the week before we had a pot-roast which I recall with pleasure this minute.

    Living on a Little |Caroline French Benton

British Dictionary definitions for pot roast

pot roast

noun

meat, esp beef, that is browned and cooked slowly in a covered pot with very little water, often with vegetables added