1. a large, deep pot used for making soup stock or cooking large quantities of food

Examples

• She filled the stockpot with chicken bones and vegetables to make broth.
• The restaurant kitchen had several large stockpots simmering on the stove.
• You’ll need a 12-quart stockpot to cook pasta for the whole family.
• The chef added herbs to the stockpot and let it cook for hours.
• After Thanksgiving, she used the turkey carcass in her stockpot.
• The stockpot was too heavy to lift when it was full of soup.