noun
- plural of muffineer; small containers with perforated tops used for sprinkling sugar, cinnamon, or other seasonings on food
Usage: chiefly British; historical or domestic use
Examples
- The antique muffineers sat on the dining table, ready to dust the warm muffins with cinnamon.
- She collected silver muffineers from the Victorian era.
- The muffineers had small holes in their lids for even distribution of sugar.
- Grandmother kept her muffineers polished and displayed on the sideboard.