Porringer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Porringer \Por"rin*ger\, n. [OE. pottanger, for pottager; cf. F.
     potager a soup basin. See {Porridge}.]
     A porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat
     or are fed; as, a silver porringer. --Wordsworth.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  porringer
       n : a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which
           children eat