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
In a salad bowl, place a thick layer of watermelon, then top with a light layer of sliced onions, olives, and feta.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
"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
“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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