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porringer

noun as in bowl

Strongest matches

Weak match

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There was a little clutch of boiled eggs as well, in their own special heater, and porridge, in a silver porringer.

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“They all bear the mark ‘Revere,’ which was his signature, except for the porringers, which were done earlier, which he signed ‘P.Revere’,” said Lasiter.

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The woman dropped a hand from her face and scrabbled about on the floor, picking up the broken handle of some earthenware porringer.

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Security around the building where he lives has made it difficult to saunter into Tiffany and buy a porringer.

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But bring me that big porringer, and we'll put by enough for you and me.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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