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The unsung circular bodyguard that catches whatever your cup carelessly spills.
means A shallow circular dish designed to sit beneath a cup, catching drips and giving it a stable home.
from From Old French 'saussier' or 'saciere,' a dish for serving sauce — itself from Latin 'salsa,' meaning 'salted' or 'sauced.' For centuries a saucer literally held sauce or condiments; only later did it slide under the teacup and trade gravy for the job of catching spills, keeping the name long after it changed careers.
- victorian habit
- Tea was once sipped directly from the saucer
- alien fame
- UFOs got dubbed flying saucers from a 1947 misquote
- original job
- It first held condiments and sauces, hence the name
- size rule
- A proper saucer cradles the cup with margin
for instance
flying saucer ufo reports — roswell incident 1947, new mexico
ufo sightings area 51 — nevada military base, ongoing reports since 1955
foo fighters — wwii pilots reported glowing discs 1944-1945