Sentence:  Cut slices and lay them in cold water in the <WSD>spider</WSD>; boil them up two or three minutes, then pour off the water and set the <WSD>spider</WSD> again on the coals and brown the slices on each side. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A cast-iron frying pan with three legs, once common in open-hearth cookery.