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pepper pot

noun
  1. Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
  2. a West Indian stew of meat or fish and vegetables, flavored with cassareep.
  3. pepperbox.
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Origin of pepper pot

First recorded in 1670–80
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British Dictionary definitions for pepper pot

pepper pot

noun
  1. a small container with perforations in the top for sprinkling pepper
  2. a Caribbean stew of meat, rice, vegetables, etc, highly seasoned with cassareep
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