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porringer

American  
[pawr-in-jer, por-] / ˈpɔr ɪn dʒər, ˈpɒr- /

noun

  1. a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten.

porringer British  
/ ˈpɒrɪndʒə /

noun

  1. a small dish, often with a handle, for soup, porridge, etc

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Etymology

Origin of porringer

1515–25; variant of earlier poddinger, akin to late Middle English potinger, nasalized variant of potager < Middle French. See pottage, -er 2

Example Sentences

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More juice, by my porringer, and or anger!

From Time Magazine Archive

You can say an orange, or a porringer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The porringer was made by Jurian Blanck Jr.. New York's first native-born silversmith.

From Time Magazine Archive

The woman dropped a hand from her face and scrabbled about on the floor, picking up the broken handle of some earthenware porringer.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

There was a little clutch of boiled eggs as well, in their own special heater, and porridge, in a silver porringer.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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