Pepperpot definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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My woman and I lived scantily on our daily black bread and 'pepperpot'; we spent nothing; we had no comforts, but from year to year, as the sous were piled away in our hoard, we kept our eyes on the neighbouring acre of moorland.

—The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette

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I'll start with Bravo Two Zero, mainly all that gung-honess, ie. way they pepperpot forwards at 2 heavily armoured troops carriers. — Army Rumour Service
"It isn't a question of who should be the captain on this team," Jimmy Rollins, a pepperpot leader in his own right, said recently. — FOXSports.com News
So, if the Rangers get this thing turned around in time to make some noise in the playoffs, will it be because they kicked the nice-guy coach to the side of the road and brought in the pepperpot, or because they brought
My woman and I lived scantily on our daily black bread and 'pepperpot'; we spent nothing; we had no comforts, but from year to year, as the sous were piled away in our hoard, we kept our eyes on the neighbouring acre of moorland. — The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
Some recurrent adversaries include the 'Daleks' - mutants inside pepperpot-shaped casings — Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]