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Definition of Porringer

Porringer
Porringer Por"rin*ger, n. [OE. pottanger, for pottager; cf. F. potager a soup basin. See Porridge.] A porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat or are fed; as, a silver porringer. --Wordsworth.

Meaning of Porringer from wikipedia

- A porringer is a shallow bowl, between 4 and 6 inches (100–150 mm) in diameter, and 1+1⁄2 to 3 inches (38–76 mm) deep; the form originated in the medieval...
- often after sunset, sir,    When it is light and fair, I take my little porringer,    And eat my supper there. “How many are you, then,” said I,    “If...
- hand-made, but the grandmother would give silver, such as a spoon, mug, or porringer. In Britain, the manners of the upper-class (and, later, middle-class)...
- centuries, although the metal was also used for many other items including porringers (shallow bowls), plates, dishes, basins, spoons, measures, flagons, communion...
- traditional food preparation container in the Philippines used for cooking. Porringer – a shallow bowl, 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) in diameter, and 1.5–3 inches...
- A silver porringer created by John Coney, c. 1710, Birmingham Museum of Art...
- Tuppy any money, has stolen the silver porringer he wished to sell to Tom. Bertie tries to return the porringer, but is caught, and hides the object in...
- the turned cylinder; Hunger was shred into atomics in every ****hing porringer of husky chips of potato, fried with some reluctant drops of oil. "Pub...
- for actual drinking. Related vessels to the Scottish quaich include the porringer, a larger vessel typically 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter with one (US colonial)...
- Smithsonian's Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum. Grab-its strongly resemble porringers. The original Grab-it (the P-150), introduced in 1976, was opaque white...