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• porringer — /pawr in jeuhr, por /, n. a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten. [1515 25; var. of earlier poddinger, akin to late ME potinger, nasalized var. of potager < MF. See POTTAGE, ER2] * * * ▪ bowl… …   Universalium

• porringer — por•rin•ger [[t]ˈpɔr ɪn dʒər, ˈpɒr [/t]] n. a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten • Etymology: 1515–25; var. of earlier poddinger, akin to late ME potinger, alter., with inserted nasal, of potager …   From formal English to slang