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PEPPER POT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper

Synonyms:

pepper box; pepper pot; pepper shaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pepper pot" is a kind of...):

shaker (a container in which something can be shaken)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings

Synonyms:

pepper pot; Philadelphia pepper pot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("pepper pot" is a kind of...):

soup (liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)

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