porringer

English

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English potynger, potager (“small dish for stew”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French potage. See also porridge.

Noun

porringer (plural porringers)

1. A small cup or bowl, usually with a handle, commonly used for porridge.
   • 1938, Daphne de Maurier, Rebecca:

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

2. (obsolete) A headdress shaped like such a dish.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)