Definitions for porringer
ˈpɔr ɪn dʒər, ˈpɒr-por·rin·ger

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. porringernoun

   a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle)

   "the child was eating pottage from a porringer"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. porringernoun

   A small cup or bowl usually with a handle.

2. porringernoun

   A small, pewter dish that colonial Americans ate their porridge from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porringernoun

   Etymology: from porridge.

   1. A vessel in which broth is eaten.

   A small wax candle put in a socket of brass, then set upright in a porringer full of spirit of wine, then set both the candle and spirit of wine on fire, and you shall see the flame of the candle become four times bigger than otherwise, and appear globular. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   A physician undertakes a woman with sore eyes, who dawbs ’em quite up with ointment, and, while she was in that pickle, carries off a porringer. Roger L'Estrange.

   The porringers, that in a row
   Hung high, and made a glitt’ring show,
   Were now but leathern buckets rang’d. Jonathan Swift.

   2. It seems in William Shakespeare ’s time to have been a word of contempt for a headdress; of which perhaps the first of these passages may show the reason.

   Here is the cap your worship did bespeak.
   —— Why this was moulded on a porringer. William Shakespeare.

   A haberdasher’s wife of small wit rail’d upon me, till her pink’d porringer fell off her head. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porringer

   A porringer is a shallow bowl, between 4 and 6 inches (100 to 150mm) in diameter, and 1½" to 3" (40 to 80mm) deep; the form originated in the medieval period in Europe and was made in wood, ceramic, pewter, cast iron and silver. They had flat, horizontal handles. "The precise purpose of porringers, or écuelles, as they are known in France, is in dispute; but it is thought that they were used to hold broth or gruel." Colonial porringers tended to have one handle, whereas European ones tended to have two handles on opposite sides, on which the owner's initials were sometimes engraved, and they occasionally came with a lid. Porringers resembled the smaller quaich, a Scottish drinking vessel. One can discern authentic pewter porringers in much the same way that silver can be authenticated from the touch marks that were stamped either into the bowl of the porringer or on its base. Wooden porringers are occasionally found from excavations; e.g. 16th-century example from Southwark and 11th century from Winchester.The most famous colonial porringers are probably those made by Paul Revere. In more modern times, some manufacturers of porringers have produced them without handles. These types of porringers appear to be deep bowls, with the sides being nearly totally flat. Porringers are also used less and less, as a bowl will suffice for most people; porringers, however, are still circulated, mainly as a Christening-gift. A second, modern usage, for the term porringer is a double saucepan similar to a bain-marie used for cooking porridge. The porridge is cooked gently in the inner saucepan, heated by steam from boiling water in the outer saucepan. This ensures the porridge does not burn and allows a longer cooking time so that the oats can absorb the water or milk in which they are cooked more completely. Also the porridge does not need stirring during the cooking process, which means the oats maintain their structural integrity and the porridge has a better mouthfeel and texture. The lower heat may also degrade less of the beta-glucan in the oats, which gives oats their cholesterol-lowering properties. Porringers were also made out of earthenware clay that fired to red in a type of pottery that is called "redware" today but was called "earthen" during colonial and Early America. These would have the typical strap or pulled handle that is familiar on mugs and cups today. Some collectors or materials historians also call what resembles the pewter porringer a "bleeding cup".

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1. porringer

   A porringer is a shallow bowl or dish, typically with a handle, used for eating or serving food like soup, stew or porridge. It originated in the Middle Ages and is often made out of materials such as silver, pewter, or ceramic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porringernoun

   a porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat or are fed; as, a silver porringer

2. Etymology: [OE. pottanger, for pottager; cf. F. potager a soup basin. See Porridge.]

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1. Porringer

   Porringers were shallow bowls, between 4" to 6" in diameter, and 1½" to 3" deep; the form originates in the medieval period in Europe and they were made in wood, ceramic, pewter and silver. They had flat, horizontal handles. Colonial porringers tended to have one handle whereas European ones tend to have two handles on opposite sides, on which the owner's initials were sometimes engraved, and they occasionally came with a lid. Porringers resembled the smaller quaich, a Scottish drinking vessel. One can discern authentic pewter porringers in much the same way that silver can be authenticated from the touch marks that were stamped either into the bowl of the porringer or on its base. Wooden porringers are occasionally found from excavations e.g. 16th-century example from Southwark and 11th century from Winchester. The most famous colonial porringers are probably those made by Paul Revere. It should be said that in more modern times, some manufacturers of porringers have produced them without handles. These types of porringers appear to be a deep bowl, with the sides being nearly totally flat. Porringers are also used less and less, as a bowl will suffice for most people; Porringers, however, are still circulated, mainly as a Christening-gift.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porringer

   por′in-jėr, n. a small dish for porridge: (Shak.) a head-dress shaped like such a dish.—Also Porr′enger. [From porrige=porridge, with inserted n as in passenger.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of porringer in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of porringer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=porringer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Porringer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=porringer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porringer
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porringer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=porringer
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=porringer