Porringer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Porringer is a noun meaning A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.
Meaning
A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A headdress shaped like such a dish.
Example Sentences
Wife of small wit, neere him, that rail'd vpon me, till her pinck'd porrenger fell off her head
There was a little clutch of boiled eggs as well, in their own special heater, and porridge, in a silver porringer.
Word Forms
- porringers
Synonyms for porringer
Depending on context, synonyms include poddinger, pottinger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twopenny, porrenger, porringerful, pottinger, potager, posnet.
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