Pepper pot
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper
- 2 a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper wordnet
- 3 A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.
- 4 a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings wordnet
- 5 A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person. figuratively
"An unfortunate quarrel between our pepperpots marked the outset of our new stage."
Example
More examples"An unfortunate quarrel between our pepperpots marked the outset of our new stage."