por·rin·ger (pôr  n-j r, p r-)n. A shallow cup or bowl with a handle. [Middle English, alteration of potinger, potager, from Old French potager, from potage, soup; see pottage.] |   |
porringer [ˈpɒrɪndʒə]
n
(Cookery) a small dish, often with a handle, for soup, porridge, etc.
[changed from Middle English potinger, poteger, from Old French potager, from potage soup, contents of a pot; see pottage]
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| Noun | 1. |  porringer - a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle); "the child was eating pottage from a porringer"bowl - a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods |
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