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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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
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
Told of his friend’s analogy, Amer offered a correction: “I like salad bowl better than melting pot. Everybody loses their own identity in the melting pot. In a salad bowl, everything retains its original flavor.”
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022
In the evenings she sat at her dining table and coated her nails with clear nail polish, and ate salad straight from the salad bowl, and watched television, and waited for Sunday.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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