a large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" ( Psalms 81:6 ), "caldron" ( 2 Chronicles 35:13 ), "basket" ( Jeremiah 24:2 ). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings ( 1 Samuel 2:13 1 Samuel 2:14 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.