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punch bowl

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noun

a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.

Origin of punch bowl

First recorded in 1685–95

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Examples from the Web for punch-bowl

Historical Examples of punch-bowl

The punch-bowl was empty, and the two bottles, empty also, stood beside it.
The Northern Iron
George A. Birmingham
Giddings was at the punch-bowl as on their arrival she swept past with the General.
Aladdin & Co.
Herbert Quick
He has got to the lee-side of some smuggler's punch-bowl, and he wunna budge the night, I doubt.'
Red Gauntlet
Sir Walter Scott
In fact no one observed which fellows visited which punch-bowl.
Princeton Stories
Jesse Lynch Williams
I hope he has not broken dear papa's punch-bowl that he used to be so fond of.
Miss Marjoribanks
Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant

Word Origin and History for punch-bowl

n.

1690s, from punch (n.2) + bowl (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper