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noun
a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
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Origin of finger bowl
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby finger bowl
finfoot, fin-footed, Fingal's Cave, finger, fingerboard, finger bowl, fingerbreadth, finger buffet, fingered, fingerflower, finger food
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British Dictionary definitions for finger bowl
finger bowl
noun
a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
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