sugar bowl
Americannoun
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a small bowl, usually having a cover, for serving granulated sugar or sugar cubes.
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Slang. the community of people who sugar date.
Etymology
Origin of sugar bowl
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Based on your identification, explain if cubes of sugar can be stored in a sugar bowl by creating a diagram similar to Figure 6.10.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Behind it, the art gallery displays an exhibit focused on people’s relationships to meaningful objects, featuring photographs of items such as a copy of “Muppet Treasure Island” on VHS and a great-grandmother’s sugar bowl.
From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2021
Grab a sliver of duck skin and dip it in the sugar bowl, and then put it in your mouth.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2019
“All of this was $115,” wrote one shopper on Instagram beneath a photo of a nonstick pan, two silicon-and-wood utensils, a serving plate, a sugar bowl, and three Dutch ovens.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2018
She stood with the sugar bowl in her hand.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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