A pepperpot was an object used to hold pepper.
Daleks were often compared to pepperpots in terms of appearance. A Venusian colonist called them "animated pepperpots". (COMIC: Invasion of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)"])
Vicki said that the Dalek casing on display in the Moroks' Space Museum on Xeros looked like "a giant pepperpot". (PROSE: The Space Museum [+]Loading...["The Space Museum (novelisation)"])
On Vulcan, Kebble called them "big pepperpots". (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"])
The Second Doctor called them pepperpots on a jungle planet. (COMIC: Jungle Adventure [+]Loading...["Jungle Adventure (comic story)"]) He also called them "metal pepperpots" while on another planet. (COMIC: Attack of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Attack of the Daleks (comic story)"])
In November 1963, Rachel Jensen called them "a bunch of tin-plated pepperpots". (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])
In 2012, Adam Mitchell described the Metaltron as a "great big pepperpot". (TV: Dalek [+]Loading...["Dalek (TV story)"])
While killing Daleks in the 26th century, Abslom Daak said that he could keep on vapourising "those blasted pepperpots" until Judgement Day. (COMIC: Star Tigers [+]Loading...["Star Tigers (comic story)"])
On Kar-Charrat, Elgin described the Daleks as "nasty little pepperpots". (AUDIO: The Genocide Machine [+]Loading...["The Genocide Machine (audio story)"])
In an alternate timeline, a fictionalised version of the Doctor who appeared in the film Daleks: The Ultimate Adventure said, "I am sending you mutated pepperpots straight back to Hell!" (AUDIO: Jubilee [+]Loading...["Jubilee (audio story)"])