pepper pot

noun

1. Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
2. a West Indian stew of meat or fish and vegetables, flavored with cassareep.
3. pepperbox.

pepper pot

noun

1. a small container with perforations in the top for sprinkling pepper
2. a Caribbean stew of meat, rice, vegetables, etc, highly seasoned with cassareep

Word History and Origins

Origin of pepper pot¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Sweeting stands before Greening, holding out her dress while Greening reaches down pepper-pot from dresser.

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The second Pepper-pot cruised up and brought to adjacent to the operations with a watchful eye on the horizon.

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In the end, the weapon she decided upon was the big tin pepper-pot, well loaded.

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With a gentle motion of her wrist she turned the pepper-pot over, and softly shook it.

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Mrs. Gammit was just about to turn the pepper-pot over, when she saw a third dim shape approaching, and stayed her hand.

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