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salamander

UK /ˈsæləˌmændə/US /ˈsæləˌmændɚ/

noun 9
verb 1
forms 3

noun9

A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
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A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
- “Not a chance, Ranger,” Bob Mason was speaking. “This little cuss is a salamander. He's been travelling through fire all day and there isn't a blister on him. …” — 1920
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A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
- The salamander, a fairly long metal utensil with a flat rounded head, was left in the fire until red hot and then used to brown the top of a dish without further cooking. — 1977
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A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
- The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside.
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A portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
- The necessary fires alone — the salamanders and tinner's pots — had caused dozens of small blazes. — 2003
Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
(slang, no longer used) A fire-eater (performer who pretends to swallow fire).
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(UK, no longer used) A large poker.
- Multitudes had little Tin Kettles in their Houses, with Small-coal kindled, to light their Pipes withal; though in some places they use Candles, in others Salamanders — 1698
(no longer used) A pouched gopher (Geomys pinetis etc.)

verb1

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To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.
- When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it. — 1977

forms

salamandered · salamandering · salamanders

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