The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dutch \Dutch\, a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig., popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG. diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS. pe['o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have applied the name especially to the Germanic people living nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.] Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
Dutch auction. See under Auction.
Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim milk.
Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.
Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover ( Trifolium repens), the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland.
Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]
Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]
--Marryat.
Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened, while the upper part remains open.
Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also Dutch mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.
Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid, C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.
Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.
Dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in
distemper, and for paper staining. etc.
--Weale.
Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or Equisetum ( Equisetum hyemale) having a rough, siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; -- called also scouring rush, and shave grass. See Equisetum.
Dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the like.
Note: Dutch was formerly used for German.
Germany is slandered to have sent none to this
war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that
other pilgrims, passing through that country,
were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for
their pains.
--Fuller.
Wikipedia
Dutch Oven (1879–1894) was a British Thoroughbred mare that won the 1882 St. Leger Stakes. Raced extensively as a two-year-old, she won nine races and £9429, but her form faltered in her late three and four-year-old seasons. Retired in 1884, Dutch Oven was not considered to be a success in the stud, but her offspring exported to Australia and Argentina did produce successful racehorses.
A Dutch oven is a kind of cooking pot.
Dutch oven may also refer to:
- Dutch Oven, a thoroughbred racehorse and winner of 1882 St. Leger Stakes
- Dutch Oven, a pillar in Montana
- The protective cover for electrical contacts on a railway coupler; particularly, but not exclusively, used on the London Underground
- Dutch oven (practical joke), flatulating on someone and pulling a blanket or cover over his/her head, based on a slang phrase describing the mechanics of the cooking pot of the same name
- The Dutch Oven, Union College's satirical newspaper
- A nickname for Derek Holland, pitcher for Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers.
Usage examples of "dutch oven".
Most of the information has been targeted toword the first time dutch oven user, although, the more experienced cook may find a tidbit or two here and there.
Allow the dutch oven to warm slowly so it is just bairly too hot to handle with bare hands.
Place in dutch oven and bake at 400 until done and light brown, 20 to 25 min.
Heat oil in dutch oven, add oil and cook over medium-high heat stirring constantly, until rue turns dark brown.
Put pan in 350 dutch oven for 30 min or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Bake in 325 dutch oven for 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.