salad bowl
Americannoun
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salad bowls
plural
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of salad bowl
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Others I spoke with will be getting their nutrition from cooked veggies and bringing those in, as opposed to ordering from a slop or salad bowl service.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The thin-cut vegetables make it easy to nibble a bite at a time, rather than staring down a full head of lettuce in a salad bowl.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
Lancashire is often dubbed the "salad bowl of England" and Birchall says there are "amazing tomato grocers literally around the corner".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
“Salinas is the salad bowl of the world,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
The common salad bowl may easily present a combination of organic phosphate insecticides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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