Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Skillet

Skillet , noun

[Old French escuelette, dim. of escuelle a porringer, French ecuelle, from Latin scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish. Compare Scuttle a basket.]

A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat.