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Definition of porringer in English: porringernoun ˈpɒrɪn(d)ʒəˈpɔrəndʒər historical A small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup, stew, or similar dishes. 〈史〉小汤碗，有柄小碗 Example sentencesExamples - Now a rare silver porringer - a small dish for soup or porridge - inscribed with the words ‘The gift of Sir Thomas Herbert’ is coming up for sale at the London auction house on October 11.
- Although porringers were often made of pewter, this specimen is a fragmentary shallow brass dish with a decorative handle that measured approximately 14 cm in diameter.
- Once that was finished, I was to start putting the stew into the porringers and ring the meal bell.
- Eddy slurped up what remained of his stew and sent his porringer down the table.
- One vessel, a stoneware porringer with twisted handles, painted cobalt blue, is a form uncommon for the time, and has not appeared at other American colonial sites.
Synonyms dish, basin, pan, pot, crock, crucible, mortar
OriginLate Middle English (earlier as potager and pottinger): from Old French potager, from potage 'contents of a pot'. Definition of porringer in US English: porringernounˈpɔrəndʒərˈpôrənjər historical A small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup, stew, or similar dishes. 〈史〉小汤碗，有柄小碗 Example sentencesExamples - Once that was finished, I was to start putting the stew into the porringers and ring the meal bell.
- One vessel, a stoneware porringer with twisted handles, painted cobalt blue, is a form uncommon for the time, and has not appeared at other American colonial sites.
- Now a rare silver porringer - a small dish for soup or porridge - inscribed with the words ‘The gift of Sir Thomas Herbert’ is coming up for sale at the London auction house on October 11.
- Eddy slurped up what remained of his stew and sent his porringer down the table.
- Although porringers were often made of pewter, this specimen is a fragmentary shallow brass dish with a decorative handle that measured approximately 14 cm in diameter.
Synonyms dish, basin, pan, pot, crock, crucible, mortar
OriginLate Middle English (earlier as potager and pottinger): from Old French potager, from potage ‘contents of a pot’. |