finger bowl

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

finestra, finfish, finfoot, fingal's cave, finger, finger bowl, finger buffet, finger food, finger gate, finger grass, finger hole
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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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