porringer

1 9.9

A small shallow bowl with a handle used for soup or porridge

noun
/ˈpɔrɪndʒər/

Archaic

: tazón

A porringer is a small bowl with a handle, meant to be held in your hand while you eat from it.

Examples

Porringers were still common in America down to the Revolution, showing that many people kept to the old ways.

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There were not many artifacts in the daub-filled pit, but one of the things we did find was this porringer.

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The children eagerly poured warm porridge into their porringer so they could eat comfortably while sitting on the floor.
She served soup in a beautiful porringer that had a delicate handle, making it easy to hold.
Every morning, he enjoyed a hearty breakfast of oatmeal from his favorite porringer at the dining table.

Synonyms

bowl

vsporringer

370 1.0

A round deep dish with an open top used to hold food or liquid

is shallower, usually smaller, and often includes a handle for serving

dish

vsporringer

329 1.0

A shallow round container used for holding or serving food

is more rounded and usually has a handle for serving liquids

soup bowl

vsporringer

4 1.0

A deep dish for serving and eating soup

is smaller, shallower and has a handle for serving hot liquid food

pand

vsporringer

Archaic

9.9

A shallow open container like a bowl for holding or serving food

is smaller and usually includes a handle for serving hot cereal

How Deep

tureen

4 7.6

bowl

370 1.0

porringer

Archaic

1 9.9

saucer

22 1.0

plate

304 1.0

Surface Forms

porringer singular

porringers plural

Morphology

porringer = porridge (semi-transparent) = porridge + er

The word is built on 'porridge' plus a container-forming '-er', but the specific sense 'a bowl for serving porridge or soup' is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Porringer is related to porridge and was the small bowl used to serve it. Porridge means 'oatmeal' or 'thick soup', so a porringer is simply a small bowl for that hot food.