puddingbasin

noun
UK /ˈpʊdɪŋˌbeɪsn/
US /ˈpʊdɪŋˌbeɪsn/

A pudding basin is a deep bowl used for making puddings.

Mum poured the batter into the pudding basin and covered it with foil.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A hairstyle with hair cut short and shaped like an upside-down bowl.

As a boy he had a pudding-basin haircut that made his ears stick out.

3. A deep hollow in the ground shaped like a bowl.

The path dipped into a muddy pudding basin after the rain.

4. A round valley or depression in the landscape.

The village sits in a pudding basin surrounded by low hills.