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porringer

[ pawr-in-jer, por- ]
/ ˈpɔr ɪn dʒər, ˈpɒr- /
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noun
a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten.
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Origin of porringer

1515–25; variant of earlier poddinger, akin to late Middle English potinger, nasalized variant of potager<Middle French. See pottage, -er2

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British Dictionary definitions for porringer

porringer
/ (ˈpɒrɪndʒə) /

noun
a small dish, often with a handle, for soup, porridge, etc

Word Origin for porringer

C16: changed from Middle English potinger, poteger, from Old French potager, from potage soup, contents of a pot; see pottage
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