pepper pot

Definition of pepper pot

1 British : pepperbox sense 1

2a : a highly seasoned West Indian stew of vegetables and meat or fish

b : a thick soup of tripe, meat, dumplings, and vegetables highly seasoned especially with crushed peppercorns

— called also Philadelphia pepper pot

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Recent Examples on the Web The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020 The house has a small memorial and museum now (though not in Beethoven’s original apartment, which is off limits to the public) containing some of his personal items, like a salt and pepper pot set and some reproductions of his sheet music. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, "Following Beethoven’s Footsteps Through Vienna," 27 Jan. 2020

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