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Yeshivish glossary term

kli rishon

כלי ראשון

Meaning

  • first vessel
  • the original cooking or heating vessel

Alternate spellings

keli rishon

Usage and context

A standard term in the laws of cooking and heat transfer, especially on Shabbos and in kashrus.

Category
Shabbos and halacha
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The soup is still in the kli rishon.

Plain-English example

The soup is still in the original vessel in which it was heated or cooked.