earthenware baking pan; parching pan
A shallow, unglazed earthenware pan used for roasting or parching tea leaves, sesame seeds, etc. over direct heat.
Roasting sesame seeds in a parching pan makes them fragrant.
ancient Chinese punishment of walking on an oiled pipe over fire
Only with reading ほうらく
Historical term, restricted to the reading ほうらく. Refers to a cruel punishment from ancient China.
The 'punishment of the parching pan' is known as one of the cruel punishments of ancient China.