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spider † 
n. a frying pan having long metal legs to hold it above coals or an open fire.
- 1836 Twenty Tons Hollow Ware . . . including Pots, Kettles, Spiders, Griddles. . . .
- 1913 Cooking was mostly done in frying-pans, called spiders. . . .
- 1836 Twenty Tons Hollow Ware . . . including Pots, Kettles, Spiders, Griddles. . . .