Words / B1

PEP-uh-pot/ˈpepə pɒt/

A pepper pot (id: pepper-pot) is a small pot with holes in the lid for shaking pepper (UK). A salt cellar is for salt; a mill grinds peppercorns. Dining hall: the pepper pot is not a science shaker; do not take it to the lab.

Meaning

A small pot with holes in the lid for shaking pepper (UK).

Examples

• “The pepper pot on the dining table is not a science shaker; do not take it to the lab.”
• “A pepper-pot refill still uses the dining-hall stock; emptying it into a bag is theft.”

Good to know

a pepper pot (UK). Contrast: a salt cellar / a pepper mill. Dining hall. Countable pots. Mix-up: pepper is the spice; the pot is the shaker. US: a pepper shaker.

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