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saucer

sau·cer

UK/ˈsɔːsə/ US/ˈsoːsə/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.

a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

3.
4.

a disk used in throwing competitions

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Origin

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

Phrases

  • cup-and-saucer plant
  • flying saucer
  • sand saucer
  • saucer eyes
  • saucer jelly
  • saucer pass
  • saucer peach
  • teacup and saucer

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