What is the rhyme for porringer?
The king he had a daughter fair,
And gave the Prince of Orange her.
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Porringer is a shallow cup or bowl with a handle.
Middle English, alteration of potinger, potager, from Old French potager, from potage, soup; see pottage.
James Orchard Halliwell wrote in 1843 that this rhyme was, “Written on occasion of the marriage of Mary, the daughter of James Duke of York, afterwards James II, with the young Prince of Orange. “