salad bowl
Americannoun
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a large bowl in which a salad, especially a tossed salad, is served.
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a small bowl for individual servings of salad.
Etymology
Origin of salad bowl
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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"There were several weeks when everything went. I had no voice at one point and I was just coughing up industrial levels of mucus. barrages of it into a little Tupperware salad bowl."
From BBC • May 4, 2024
Republicans retain pockets of political strength in the Southern California suburbs and the state’s vast rural stretches, including the Central Valley, sometimes called America’s salad bowl for its bountiful agricultural production.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
Drain and dry potatoes once cooled and cut in half or in quarters to make bite-size and place in a large salad bowl.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023
“Salinas is the salad bowl of the world,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022
It felt to me like it was down at the bottom of a deep salad bowl.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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