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Webster 1913 Edition
Saucer
1.
A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table.
3.
Something resembling a saucer in shape.
Specifically: (a)
A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
(b)
A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
Webster 1828 Edition
Saucer
SAU'CER
, n.1.
A small pan in which sauce is set on a table.2.
A piece of china or other ware, in which a tea cup or coffee cup is set.