SKILLET Meaning of SKILLET in English n. 1 Brit. a small metal cooking-pot with a long handle and usu. legs. 2 US a frying-pan. [ ME, perh. f. OF escuelete dimin. of escuele platter f. LL scutella ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012