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noun
a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
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Origin of punch bowl
First recorded in 1685–95
Words nearby punch bowl
punch, Punch-and-Judy show, punchbag, punchball, punchboard, punch bowl, punch card, punch-drunk, punched card, punched tape, puncheon
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British Dictionary definitions for punch bowl
punchbowl
/ (ˈpʌntʃˌbəʊl) /
noun
a large bowl for serving punch, lemonade, etc, usually with a ladle and often having small drinking glasses hooked around the rim
British a bowl-shaped depression in the land
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