pepper pot

/ˌpɛpər pɑt/
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Other forms: pepper pots

Definitions of pepper pot
  1. noun
    a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
    synonyms: Philadelphia pepper pot
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    type of:
    soup
    liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
  2. noun
    a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
    synonyms: pepper box, pepper shaker
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    type of:
    shaker
    a container in which something can be shaken
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