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noun
- 1. a small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup, stew, or similar dishes. historical
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A porringer is a shallow bowl, between 4 and 6 inches (100 to 150mm) in diameter, and 1½" to 3" (40 to 80mm) deep; the form originated in the medieval period in Europe and was made in wood, ceramic, pewter, cast iron and silver. They had flat, horizontal handles.
The meaning of PORRINGER is a low usually metal bowl with a single and usually flat and pierced handle.
Porringer definition: a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten.. See examples of PORRINGER used in a sentence.
porringer. A small dish, often with a handle, for soup, porridge, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Porringer, a shallow, round bowl with one or two flat, horizontal handles set on opposite sides of the rim and, usually, a shallow lid. In recent usage, the word has also been used to refer to late 16th- and early 17th-century English silver vessels of cylindrical form with two vertical scroll.
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A porringer is a shallow cup or bowl with a handle, often used for soup, porridge, or the like. Find the origin, synonyms, and translations of porringer from various sources and dictionaries.
A porringer is a shallow bowl, between 4 and 6 inches (100 to 150mm) in diameter, and 1½" to 3" (40 to 80mm) deep; the form originated in the medieval period in Europe and was made in wood, ceramic, pewter, cast iron and silver. They had flat, horizontal handles.
