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noun
A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: poddinger, pottinger
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A headdress shaped like such a dish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bowl
History
From Middle English paroger, porrynger, a variant of potager, potynger (“small dish for stew”), apparently from potage + -er, with intrusive n before g as in messenger and passenger. Compare poddinger and later porridge.
