armies

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The French call them "marmites," meaning a large cooking pot or kettle.

From The Emma Gees by McBride, Herbert Wes

So then we begin to fill pots and take steaming "marmites" off the fire.

From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Salmon, Betty Keays-Young

As soon as the train arrives I carry out one of my boiling "marmites" to the middle of the stone entrance and ladle out the soup, while a Belgian Sister takes round coffee and bread.

From My War Experiences in Two Continents by Salmon, Betty Keays-Young

Imported French marmites are de rigueur for a real onion soup au gratin, and an imported Parmesan grinder might be used for freshly ground cheese.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

This sylvan life of the French troops here is not without its charm, apart from the marmites which come crashing through the trees, and shrapnel bullets which whip through the branches.

From The Soul of the War by Gibbs, Philip