noun
- a small bowl with a handle, typically used for eating porridge or soup
Usage: historical
Examples
- The antique porringer was made of pewter and had intricate engravings.
- Children in colonial times ate their breakfast from wooden porringers.
- The museum displayed a collection of silver porringers from the 18th century.
- She served the soup in small porringers at the historical reenactment.
- The porringer’s handle made it easy for young children to hold while eating.
- Craftsmen often decorated porringers with family initials or coats of arms.