Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poddinger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pod-dinger
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of porringer (“a small cup or bowl”).

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Also I gyve vnto yᵉ said Kateryne Levyt ij fetherbedds, ij bolsters, ij coverlyts, iiij paire of shetts, iiij pillowes, iiij cusshines, one chayer, and sixe newe joynyd stolys, syxe pewter platters of the best, iiijᵒʳ pewter disshes, sixe sawcers, iij poddingers, ij bell candelstycks of latten, and too smale candilstycks."
"Two dosen & one Pratter of tynn three basons seven Poddingers, one Dosen of Tynnen dishes, one dosen & ten saucers, on pottle one quart pott, fower pottes, two saltes three Candlestickes, one tunell, all of tynne £3 10s; […] The panns poddingers & other pewter 20s; […]"
"’Twas at a feast (whoar youngsters mind their hits,) / Furst poddingers on ivery truncher stood; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English podagere, podenger, a variant or alteration of potager, potynger. Compare slightly later porringer.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: podagere,podenger

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

poddingers (plural)

Synonyms

porringer

Questions

What does poddinger mean?: Synonym of porringer (“a small cup or bowl”).
Where does poddinger come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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