It's what holds dinner together.
Stock Pot: A pot in which stock for soup is prepared by long, slow cooking.
Stock Pot: A pot used for preparing soup stock, or a soup containing various kinds of meat and vegetables.
Stock Pot: Chiefly British: A pot in which stock for soup is made or kept.
Stock Pot: Hiker definition: No one cares. We're hungry NOW. Let's just get some calories already.