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  1. 古時行軍用具夜間打更白天煮飯一說史記··將軍》:人人自便刁斗自衛。」·燕歌行〉:殺氣三時陣雲刁斗。」鐎斗」。

soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)​