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Meaning of PORRINGER

Pronunciation:  'pâreenjur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which children eat
 

PORRINGER is a 9 letter word that starts with P.

 

 See Also: bowl

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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